diff --git a/examples/server_http_ex.cpp b/examples/server_http_ex.cpp
index 004ee4e0c..c6ed4f2de 100644
--- a/examples/server_http_ex.cpp
+++ b/examples/server_http_ex.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 using namespace dlib;
 using namespace std;
 
-class web_server : public server::http_1a_c
+class web_server : public server_http
 {
     const std::string on_request ( 
         const incoming_things& incoming,
diff --git a/examples/sockets_ex.cpp b/examples/sockets_ex.cpp
index 0748b0275..bb5a2d251 100644
--- a/examples/sockets_ex.cpp
+++ b/examples/sockets_ex.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ using namespace std;
 
 
 
-class serv : public server::kernel_1a_c
+class serv : public server
 {
-
     void on_connect  (
         connection& con
     )
diff --git a/examples/sockstreambuf_ex.cpp b/examples/sockstreambuf_ex.cpp
index cad642901..9888d13a9 100644
--- a/examples/sockstreambuf_ex.cpp
+++ b/examples/sockstreambuf_ex.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 
 
-class serv : public server::kernel_1a_c
+class serv : public server
 {
 
     void on_connect  (