[Haskell-beginners] A question about network programming

Hey all! This is probably a question that shows my incompetence more than anything else, but I'm stuck with some TCP programming. I have some code that looks like this: hdl <- open TCP connection message <- hGetContents hdl answer <- do stuff with message hPut hdl answer hClose hdl My problem is that the stuff that gets done with message happens, but only after I close the connection rom the client's side and then of course it is too late to get the answer out of said connection. What am I doing wrong? Many Thanks Raf