code: public boolean sendTCPString(String message, int retries)
      {
          Log(Level.FINE, "About to send: " + message);
          byte[] bytes = message.getBytes();
          return sendTCPBytes(bytes, retries);
      }
docs: Send string over TCP to the specified address via the specified port, including a header.
  
  @param message string to be sent over TCP
  @param retries number of times to retry in event of failure
  @return true if message was successfully sent