host = host or "localhost" port = port or 8080 if arg then host = arg[1] or host port = arg[2] or port end print("Attempting connection to host '" ..host.. "' and port " ..port.. "...") c, e = socket.connect(host, port) if not c then print(e) os.exit() end print("Connected! Please type stuff (empty line to stop):") l = io.read() while l and l ~= "" and not e do t, e = c:send(l, "\n") if e then print(e) os.exit() end l = io.read() end