in reply to Creating a messenger system using sockets and tcp protocol.

First read the perl sections at basic perl socket tutorial

Here are a few links that might get you started with ideas

ztk-enchat encrypted server client and Simple threaded chat server

These scripts don't address all your IP address finding and ordering issues, but it should show you all the tricks you need.

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