diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# rfc1413-server
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/rfc1413-server.cabal b/rfc1413-server.cabal
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+name:                rfc1413-server
+version:             0.0.0.0
+synopsis:            rfc1413 server
+description:         Haskell implementation of a user space rfc1413 server
+homepage:            https://github.com/cotrone/rfc1413-server#readme
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Kevin Cotrone
+maintainer:          kevincotrone@gmail.com
+copyright:           2017 Kevin Cotrone
+category:            Web
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  README.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:     Network.Ident
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  build-depends:       base >= 4.7 && < 5
+                     , network-simple >= 0.4 && < 0.5
+                     , rfc1413-types >= 0.0 && < 0.1
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/cotrone/rfc1413-server
diff --git a/src/Network/Ident.hs b/src/Network/Ident.hs
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+module Network.Ident where
+
+import Network.Simple.TCP
+import Data.Ident
+
+-- | Start an ident server given a function to
+-- build replies
+identServer :: HostPreference -> ServiceName -> (PortPair -> IO Reply) -> IO ()
+identServer pref serviceName buildReply =
+  serve pref serviceName $ \(sock, addr) -> do
+    mRequestString <- recv sock 1024
+    let
+      sendReply portPair = do
+        r <- buildReply portPair
+        send sock $ renderReply r
+    maybe
+      (return ())
+      sendReply
+      $ parsePortPair =<< mRequestString