# Package org.apache.commons.net

Common socket classes and protocol command utility classes

See: Description

- Interface Summary
  Interface | Description
  --- | ---
  DatagramSocketFactory | The DatagramSocketFactory interface provides a means for the programmer to control the creation of datagram sockets and provide his own DatagramSocket implementations for use by all classes derived from `DatagramSocketClient` .
  ProtocolCommandListener | There exists a large class of IETF protocols that work by sending an ASCII text command and arguments to a server, and then receiving an ASCII text reply.

- Class Summary
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  DatagramSocketClient | The DatagramSocketClient provides the basic operations that are required of client objects accessing datagram sockets.
  DefaultDatagramSocketFactory | DefaultDatagramSocketFactory implements the DatagramSocketFactory interface by simply wrapping the java.net.DatagramSocket constructors.
  DefaultSocketFactory | DefaultSocketFactory implements the SocketFactory interface by simply wrapping the java.net.Socket and java.net.ServerSocket constructors.
  PrintCommandListener | This is a support class for some of the example programs.
  ProtocolCommandEvent | There exists a large class of IETF protocols that work by sending an ASCII text command and arguments to a server, and then receiving an ASCII text reply.
  ProtocolCommandSupport | ProtocolCommandSupport is a convenience class for managing a list of ProtocolCommandListeners and firing ProtocolCommandEvents.
  SocketClient | The SocketClient provides the basic operations that are required of client objects accessing sockets.

- Exception Summary
  Exception | Description
  --- | ---
  MalformedServerReplyException | This exception is used to indicate that the reply from a server could not be interpreted.

## Package org.apache.commons.net Description

Common socket classes and protocol command utility classes

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