diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cf9b39..d229186 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@ TcpStream::connect(&addr, &handle)
 See [examples/client.rs](examples/client.rs). You can run it with:
 
 ```sh
-cargo run --example client google.com
+cargo run --example client hsts.badssl.com
+```
+
+Currently on Windows the example client reads from stdin and writes to stdout using
+blocking I/O. Until this is fixed, do something this on Windows:
+
+```sh
+echo | cargo run --example client hsts.badssl.com
 ```
 
 ### Server Example Program
diff --git a/examples/client.rs b/examples/client.rs
index 052c8fe..6ccafc9 100644
--- a/examples/client.rs
+++ b/examples/client.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,34 @@
-#![cfg(unix)]
-
 extern crate clap;
 extern crate rustls;
 extern crate futures;
 extern crate tokio_io;
 extern crate tokio_core;
 extern crate webpki_roots;
-extern crate tokio_file_unix;
 extern crate tokio_rustls;
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+extern crate tokio_file_unix;
+
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;
 use std::io::{ BufReader, stdout, stdin };
 use std::fs;
 use futures::Future;
-use tokio_io::{ io, AsyncRead };
 use tokio_core::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio_core::reactor::Core;
+use tokio_io::io;
 use clap::{ App, Arg };
 use rustls::ClientConfig;
-use tokio_file_unix::{ StdFile, File };
 use tokio_rustls::ClientConfigExt;
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use tokio_io::AsyncRead;
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+use tokio_file_unix::{ StdFile, File };
+
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
 
 fn app() -> App<'static, 'static> {
     App::new("client")
@@ -52,13 +59,6 @@ fn main() {
         .to_socket_addrs().unwrap()
         .next().unwrap();
 
-    let stdin = stdin();
-    let stdin = File::new_nb(StdFile(stdin.lock())).unwrap()
-        .into_io(&handle).unwrap();
-    let stdout = stdout();
-    let stdout = File::new_nb(StdFile(stdout.lock())).unwrap()
-        .into_io(&handle).unwrap();
-
     let mut config = ClientConfig::new();
     if let Some(cafile) = cafile {
         let mut pem = BufReader::new(fs::File::open(cafile).unwrap());
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ fn main() {
     let arc_config = Arc::new(config);
 
     let socket = TcpStream::connect(&addr, &handle);
+
+    // Use async non-blocking I/O for stdin/stdout on Unixy platforms.
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    let stdin = stdin();
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    let stdin = File::new_nb(StdFile(stdin.lock())).unwrap()
+        .into_io(&handle).unwrap();
+    
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    let stdout = stdout();
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    let stdout = File::new_nb(StdFile(stdout.lock())).unwrap()
+        .into_io(&handle).unwrap();
+
+    #[cfg(unix)]
     let resp = socket
         .and_then(|stream| arc_config.connect_async(domain, stream))
         .and_then(|stream| io::write_all(stream, text.as_bytes()))
@@ -80,5 +98,22 @@ fn main() {
                 .map_err(|(e, _)| e)
         });
 
+    // XXX: For now, just use blocking I/O for stdin/stdout on other platforms.
+    // The network I/O will still be asynchronous and non-blocking.
+
+    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    let mut input = Vec::new();
+
+    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    stdin().read_to_end(&mut input).unwrap();
+
+    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    let resp = socket
+        .and_then(|stream| arc_config.connect_async(domain, stream))
+        .and_then(|stream| io::write_all(stream, text.as_bytes()))
+        .and_then(|(stream, _)| io::write_all(stream, &input))
+        .and_then(|(stream, _)| io::read_to_end(stream, Vec::new()))
+        .and_then(|(_, output)| stdout().write_all(&output));
+
     core.run(resp).unwrap();
 }
diff --git a/examples/std-client.rs b/examples/std-client.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 95ed719..0000000
--- a/examples/std-client.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-extern crate clap;
-extern crate rustls;
-extern crate futures;
-extern crate tokio_io;
-extern crate tokio_core;
-extern crate webpki_roots;
-extern crate tokio_rustls;
-
-use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::net::ToSocketAddrs;
-use std::io::{ Read, Write, BufReader, stdout, stdin };
-use std::fs;
-use futures::Future;
-use tokio_io::io;
-use tokio_core::net::TcpStream;
-use tokio_core::reactor::Core;
-use clap::{ App, Arg };
-use rustls::ClientConfig;
-use tokio_rustls::ClientConfigExt;
-
-
-fn app() -> App<'static, 'static> {
-    App::new("client")
-        .about("tokio-rustls client example")
-        .arg(Arg::with_name("host").value_name("HOST").required(true))
-        .arg(Arg::with_name("port").short("p").long("port").value_name("PORT").help("port, default `443`"))
-        .arg(Arg::with_name("domain").short("d").long("domain").value_name("DOMAIN").help("domain"))
-        .arg(Arg::with_name("cafile").short("c").long("cafile").value_name("FILE").help("CA certificate chain"))
-}
-
-
-fn main() {
-    let matches = app().get_matches();
-
-    let host = matches.value_of("host").unwrap();
-    let port = if let Some(port) = matches.value_of("port") {
-        port.parse().unwrap()
-    } else {
-        443
-    };
-    let domain = matches.value_of("domain").unwrap_or(host);
-    let cafile = matches.value_of("cafile");
-    let text = format!("GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: {}\r\n\r\n", domain);
-
-    let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
-    let handle = core.handle();
-    let addr = (host, port)
-        .to_socket_addrs().unwrap()
-        .next().unwrap();
-
-    let mut input = Vec::new();
-    stdin().read_to_end(&mut input).unwrap();
-
-    let mut config = ClientConfig::new();
-    if let Some(cafile) = cafile {
-        let mut pem = BufReader::new(fs::File::open(cafile).unwrap());
-        config.root_store.add_pem_file(&mut pem).unwrap();
-    } else {
-        config.root_store.add_trust_anchors(&webpki_roots::ROOTS);
-    }
-    let arc_config = Arc::new(config);
-
-    let socket = TcpStream::connect(&addr, &handle);
-    let resp = socket
-        .and_then(|stream| arc_config.connect_async(domain, stream))
-        .and_then(|stream| io::write_all(stream, text.as_bytes()))
-        .and_then(|(stream, _)| io::write_all(stream, &input))
-        .and_then(|(stream, _)| io::read_to_end(stream, Vec::new()))
-        .and_then(|(_, output)| stdout().write_all(&output));
-
-    core.run(resp).unwrap();
-}