import java.io.*; import java.net.*; public class DataSlurp { public static void main(String[] args) { try { Socket dataSocket = new Socket("ice", 993); DataInputStream is = new DataInputStream(dataSocket.getInputStream()); short s; while((s = is.readShort()) != -666 ) { System.out.println("value: " + s); } is.close(); dataSocket.close(); } catch (Exception e) { System.err.println("Exception: " + e); } } }