QOTD

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Quote of the Day

Summary

  • Code example of using Synapse to query a public QOTD server

History

A wiki article about QOTD

Accessing a QOTD server via Lazarus

  • You need to download and compile the Synapse package
  • Put tlntsend in your Implementation/Uses clause
  • You will be using the QOTD port #17
procedure DisplayQOTD;
Var 
MyClient:TTelnetSend;
szQuote:String;

begin
MyClient:=TTelNetSend.Create;
With MyClient do
begin
  TargetPort:='17';
  Timeout:=3000;
  TargetHost:='alpha.mike-r.com';
end;
If MyClient.Login then
  begin
       szQuote:=MyClient.RecvString;
       If szQuote = '' then
       begin
          MyClient.Send(LineEnding + LineEnding);
          szQuote:=MyClient.RecvString;
       end;
  end
  else szQuote:='Could not retrieve quote';

MyClient.Logout;
ShowMessage(szQuote);
end;

QOTD Servers

  • Here are some public QOTD servers:

qotd.nngn.net

qotd.atheistwisdom.com

djxmmx.net

alpha.mike-r.com

  • Windows users can install the 'Simple TCPIP services' and activate the Windows built-in QOTD server (localhost)

User:minesadorada