--- experimental/server/XMLReader/UDPReader.java	2000/11/21 09:38:27	1.7
+++ experimental/server/XMLReader/UDPReader.java	2000/11/21 10:27:24	1.9
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ public class UDPReader extends Thread{
         this(4589, logger);
     }
 
+    public void receiveXML(String xml){
+        UDPReaderThread t = new UDPReaderThread();
+        t.run(xml);
+    }
+
     public void run() {
 
         DatagramSocket socket = null;
@@ -26,16 +31,15 @@ public class UDPReader extends Thread{
             socket = new DatagramSocket(port);
         }
         catch (BindException e){
-            System.out.println("Some other process is already listening on port "+port+".");
-            System.out.println("Please specify another port number on the command line.");
+            logger.write(this.toString(), Logger.SYSMSG, "Could not start the UDPReader thread on port "+port+" as this port was already in use.");
             return;
         }
         catch (Exception e){
-            System.out.println("An exception occured while creating the DatagramSocket.");
+            logger.write(this.toString(), Logger.SYSMSG, "Could not start the UDPReader thread on port "+port+".");
             return;
         }
         
-        System.out.println("UDPReader ready and listening for UDP packets on port "+port);
+        logger.write(this.toString(), Logger.SYSMSG, "UDPReader thread ready and listening for UDP packets on port "+port);
 
         byte[] buf;
         
@@ -50,8 +54,8 @@ public class UDPReader extends Thread{
                 t.run(packet);
             }
             catch (IOException e) {
-                System.out.println("An exception occured in the UDPReader!");
-                e.printStackTrace();
+                logger.write(this.toString(), Logger.SYSMSG, "The UDPReader thread has been shut down as an exception occured: "+e);
+                return;
             }
         }
         socket.close();