clientSocket = new Socket(host, port);
out = new ObjectOutputStream(clientSocket.getOutputStream());
in = new ObjectInputStream(clientSocket.getInputStream());
JoinAuctionMessage joinAuctionMessage = new JoinAuctionMessage();
joinAuctionMessage.setAgentID(id);
writeMessage(joinAuctionMessage);
} catch (UnknownHostException e) {
System.err.println("Don't know about host: localhost");
} catch (IOException e) {