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    #include <ctime>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>
    #include <boost/array.hpp>
    #include <boost/bind.hpp>
    #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
    #include <boost/asio.hpp>

    using boost::asio::ip::udp;

    std::string make_daytime_string()
    {
      using namespace std; // For time_t, time and ctime;
      time_t now = time(0);
      return ctime(&now);
    }

    class udp_server
    {
    public:
      udp_server(boost::asio::io_service& io_service)
        : socket_(io_service, udp::endpoint(udp::v4(), 13))
      {
        start_receive();
      }

    private:
      void start_receive()
      {
        socket_.async_receive_from(
            boost::asio::buffer(recv_buffer_), remote_endpoint_,
            boost::bind(&udp_server::handle_receive, this,
              boost::asio::placeholders::error,
              boost::asio::placeholders::bytes_transferred));
      }

      void handle_receive(const boost::asio::error& error,
          std::size_t /*bytes_transferred*/)
      {
        if (!error || error == boost::asio::error::message_size)
        {
          boost::shared_ptr<std::string> message(
              new std::string(make_daytime_string()));

          socket_.async_send_to(boost::asio::buffer(*message), remote_endpoint_,
              boost::bind(&udp_server::handle_send, this, message,
                boost::asio::placeholders::error,
                boost::asio::placeholders::bytes_transferred));

          start_receive();
        }
      }

      void handle_send(boost::shared_ptr<std::string> /*message*/,
          const boost::asio::error& /*error*/, std::size_t /*bytes_transferred*/)
      {
      }

      udp::socket socket_;
      udp::endpoint remote_endpoint_;
      boost::array<char, 1> recv_buffer_;
    };

    int main()
    {
      try
      {
        boost::asio::io_service io_service;
        udp_server server(io_service);
        io_service.run();
      }
      catch (std::exception& e)
      {
        std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
      }

      return 0;
    }

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