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    \$\begingroup\$ Is it allowed to use inetd/xinetd or similar? \$\endgroup\$ Commented Mar 28, 2016 at 18:17
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    \$\begingroup\$ I like this, since it's a golfing challenge that golfing languages are unlikely to be very good at. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Mar 28, 2016 at 18:54
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    \$\begingroup\$ Not only is it amazing that a TCP server is apparently a very easy program to write, I am thoroughly floored at the fact that it's getting golfed for fun. I'll just go back to struggling with FizzBuzz like an imbecile. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Mar 29, 2016 at 19:50
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    \$\begingroup\$ @isaacg It's only time before someone finds the TCP server built-in in Mathematica \$\endgroup\$ Commented Mar 29, 2016 at 22:19
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    \$\begingroup\$ @MonkeyZeus To be fair, you will not see any good TCP server here. Making a reliable, scalable TCP server that handles all the intricacies of TCP (and your application protocol) well is a bit harder :D Though it certainly helps that the protocol is exceedingly simple - you don't even need to read the stream, something that I've seen broken in too many TCP servers to count :D \$\endgroup\$ Commented Mar 30, 2016 at 9:11