BufferedReader in;
in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(socket.getInputStream()));

try
   {
	//while the servers response isn't '<EXIT>' or the client itself calls stop
	while ((serverInput = in.readLine()) != "<EXIT>" || stop == true)
	{
		if (serverInput != null)
		{
			firstCommand = serverInput.split(":");	
                         //do stuff
		}
	}
   }
catch (Exception e)
{
}