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+Net::Z3950::SimpleServer - Simple Perl API for building Z39.50 servers.
+
+The SimpleServer module is a tool for constructing Z39.50 "Information
+Retrieval" servers in Perl. The module is easy to use, but it does
+help to have an understanding of the Z39.50 query structure and the
+construction of structured retrieval records.
+
+Z39.50 is a network protocol for searching remote databases and
+retrieving the results in the form of structured "records". It is
+widely used in libraries around the world, as well as in the US
+Federal Government. In addition, it is generally useful whenever you
+wish to integrate a number of different database systems around a
+shared, asbtract data model.
+
+The model of the module is simple: It implements a "generic" Z39.50
+server, which invokes callback functions supplied by you to search for
+content in your database. You can use any tools available in Perl to
+supply the content, including modules like DBI and WWW::Search.
+
+The server will take care of managing the network connections for you,
+and it will spawn a new process (or thread, in some environments)
+whenever a new connection is received.
+
+AUTHORS
+	Anders Sønderberg (sondberg@indexdata.dk) and Sebastian Hammer
+	(quinn@indexdata.dk).  Substantial contributions made by Mike
+	Taylor (mike@miketaylor.org.uk).