diff --git a/drop/tcpselect.c b/drop/tcpselect.c
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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+/* port we're listening on */
+
+#define PORT 2020
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    /* master file descriptor list */
+    fd_set master;
+    /* temp file descriptor list for select() */
+    fd_set read_fds;
+    /* server address */
+    struct sockaddr_in serveraddr;
+    /* client address */
+    struct sockaddr_in clientaddr;
+
+    /* maximum file descriptor number */
+    int fdmax;
+    /* listening socket descriptor */
+    int listener;
+    /* newly accept()ed socket descriptor */
+    int newfd;
+    /* buffer for client data */
+    char buf[1024];
+    int nbytes;
+
+    /* for setsockopt() SO_REUSEADDR, below */
+    int yes = 1;
+    int addrlen;
+    int i, j;
+
+    /* clear the master and temp sets */
+    FD_ZERO(&master);
+    FD_ZERO(&read_fds);
+
+    /* get the listener */
+    if((listener = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1)
+    {
+        perror("Server-socket() error lol!");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    printf("Server-socket() is OK...\n");
+    /*"address already in use" error message */
+    if(setsockopt(listener, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &yes, sizeof(int)) == -1)
+    {
+        perror("Server-setsockopt() error lol!");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    printf("Server-setsockopt() is OK...\n");
+
+    /* bind */
+    serveraddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    serveraddr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
+    serveraddr.sin_port = htons(PORT);
+    memset(&(serveraddr.sin_zero), '\0', 8);
+
+    if(bind(listener, (struct sockaddr *)&serveraddr, sizeof(serveraddr)) == -1)
+    {
+
+        perror("Server-bind() error lol!");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    printf("Server-bind() is OK...\n");
+
+    /* listen */
+    if(listen(listener, 10) == -1)
+    {
+        perror("Server-listen() error lol!");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    printf("Server-listen() is OK...\n");
+
+    /* add the listener to the master set */
+    FD_SET(listener, &master);
+
+    /* keep track of the biggest file descriptor */
+    fdmax = listener; /* so far, it's this one*/
+
+    /* loop */
+    for(;;) {
+        /* copy it */
+        read_fds = master;
+        if(select(fdmax+1, &read_fds, NULL, NULL, NULL) == -1)
+        {
+            perror("Server-select() error lol!");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        printf("Server-select() is OK...\n");
+
+        /*run through the existing connections looking for data to be read*/
+        for(i = 0; i <= fdmax; i++) {
+            if(FD_ISSET(i, &read_fds)) {
+                /* we got one... */
+                if(i == listener) {
+                    /* handle new connections */
+                    addrlen = sizeof(clientaddr);
+                    if((newfd = accept(listener, (struct sockaddr *)&clientaddr, &addrlen)) == -1)
+                    {
+                        perror("Server-accept() error lol!");
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        printf("Server-accept() is OK...\n");
+                        FD_SET(newfd, &master); /* add to master set */
+                        if(newfd > fdmax)
+                        { /* keep track of the maximum */
+                            fdmax = newfd;
+                        }
+
+                        printf("%s: New connection from %s on socket %d\n"
+                                , argv[0], inet_ntoa(clientaddr.sin_addr), newfd);
+                    }
+                }
+                else {
+                    /* handle data from a client */
+                    if((nbytes = recv(i, buf, sizeof(buf), 0)) <= 0) {
+                        /* got error or connection closed by client */
+                        if(nbytes == 0)
+                            /* connection closed */
+                            printf("%s: socket %d hung up\n", argv[0], i);
+
+                        else
+                            perror("recv() error lol!");
+
+                        /* close it... */
+                        close(i);
+                        /* remove from master set */
+                        FD_CLR(i, &master);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        /* we got some data from a client*/
+                        for(j = 0; j <= fdmax; j++) {
+                            /* send to everyone! */
+                            if(FD_ISSET(j, &master)) {
+                                /* except the listener and ourselves */
+                                if(j != listener && j != i) {
+                                    if(send(j, buf, nbytes, 0) == -1)
+                                        perror("send() error lol!");
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}