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A network server application that can handle only one client at a time isn’t very useful. For example, consider an IRC chat application wherein only one client could connect to an IRC chat server at a time. How much fun would it be to chat with yourself? A server is typically required to handle multiple clients simultaneously.
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© 2004 Keir Davis, John W. Turner, Nathan Yocom
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Davis, K., Turner, J.W., Yocom, N. (2004). Client-Server Architecture. In: The Definitive Guide to Linux Network Programming. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0748-1_5
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