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public boolean openConnection(){

try {

sock = new Socket(strHost, iPort);

}

catch(IOException socketError){

if (DEBUG) System.err.println

("Unable to connect to " + strHost);

return false;

}

try {

reader = new BufferedReader

(new InputStreamReader(sock.getInputStream()));

writer = new BufferedWriter

(new OutputStreamWriter (sock.getOutputStream()));

}

catch (Exception e){

if (DEBUG) System.err.println

("Unable to obtain stream to/from " + strHost);

return false;

}

return true;

}