set x hello
    if {[catch {read $chan 1024} data]} {
	puts stderr "EOF ($data)"
	catch {close $chan}
	return
    }

    if {$verbose && $data != ""} {
	puts -nonewline stderr $data
    }
    if {[eof $chan]} {    ;# client gone or finished
	puts stderr "EOF"
	close $chan        ;# release the servers client channel
	return
    }