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<p>

      The objectives of the C++ Network Library are to:

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        develop a high quality, portable, easy to use C++ networking library

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        enable developers to easily extend the library

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        lower the barrier to entry for cross-platform network-aware C++ applications

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      With the development of <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/asio/index.html" target="_top">Boost.Asio</a>,

      cross-platform network programming in C++ has become a very much easier task.

      What still lacks is a set of libraries that utilise <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/asio/index.html" target="_top">Boost.Asio</a>

      in order to provide application level support so that C++ developers are better

      able to develop internet and distributed applications more effectively.

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      The goal of C++ Network Library has never been to build a fully-featured web

      server - there are plenty of excellent options already available. The niche

      that this library targets is the case where light-weight networking functionality

      is required by C++ applications. This type of application is becoming increasingly

      common as software becomes more distributed, and applications need to communicate

      with services.

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      While many languages provide direct library support for high level network

      programming, this feature is missing in C++. Therefore, this library has been

      developed with the intention of eventually being submitted to <a href="http://www.boost.org/" target="_top">the

      Boost C++ Libraries</a>, a collection of general, high quality libraries

      for C++ developers.

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      Eventually, C++ Network Library will be extended to support many of the application

      layer protocols such as SMTP, FTP, SOAP, XMPP etc.

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