diff --git a/examples/basicAuth.js b/examples/basicAuth.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 514407bc1..000000000
--- a/examples/basicAuth.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-
-function auth(user, pass) {
-  return 'tj' == user && 'tobi' == pass;
-}
-
-function authorized(req, res) {
-  res.end('authorized!');
-}
-
-function hello(req, res) {
-  res.end('hello! try /admin');
-}
-
-// apply globally
-
-connect(
-    connect.basicAuth(auth)
-  , authorized
-).listen(3000);
-
-// apply to /admin/* only
-
-var server = connect();
-
-server.use('/admin', connect.basicAuth(auth));
-server.use('/admin', authorized);
-server.use(hello);
-
-server.listen(3001);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/cookieSession.js b/examples/cookieSession.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cb6cdc25..000000000
--- a/examples/cookieSession.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-
-var connect = require('../')
-  , http = require('http');
-
-var app = connect()
-  .use(connect.logger('dev'))
-  .use(connect.bodyParser())
-  .use(connect.cookieParser())
-  .use(connect.cookieSession({ secret: 'some secret' }))
-  .use(post)
-  .use(clear)
-  .use(counter);
-
-function clear(req, res, next) {
-  if ('/clear' != req.url) return next();
-  req.session = null;
-  res.statusCode = 302;
-  res.setHeader('Location', '/');
-  res.end();
-}
-
-function post(req, res, next) {
-  if ('POST' != req.method) return next();
-  req.session.name = req.body.name;
-  next();
-}
-
-function counter(req, res) {
-  req.session.count = req.session.count || 0;
-  var n = req.session.count++;
-  var name = req.session.name || 'Enter your name';
-  res.end('<p>hits: ' + n + '</p>'
-    + '<form method="post">'
-    + '<p><input type="text" name="name" value="' + name + '" />'
-    + '<input type="submit" value="Save" /></p>'
-    + '</form>'
-    + '<p><a href="/clear">clear session</a></p>');
-}
-
-http.createServer(app).listen(3000);
-console.log('Server listening on port 3000');
diff --git a/examples/csrf.js b/examples/csrf.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c54c139f..000000000
--- a/examples/csrf.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../')
-  , http = require('http');
-
-var form = '\n\
-  <form action="/" method="post">\n\
-    <input type="hidden" name="_csrf" value="{token}" />\n\
-    <input type="text" name="user[name]" value="{user}" placeholder="Username" />\n\
-    <input type="submit" value="Login" />\n\
-  </form>\n\
-'; 
-
-var app = connect()
-  .use(connect.cookieParser())
-  .use(connect.session({ secret: 'keyboard cat' }))
-  .use(connect.bodyParser())
-  .use(connect.csrf())
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    if ('POST' != req.method) return next();
-    req.session.user = req.body.user;
-    next();
-  })
-  .use(function(req, res){
-    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
-    var body = form
-      .replace('{token}', req.csrfToken())
-      .replace('{user}', req.session.user && req.session.user.name || '');
-    res.end(body);
-  });
-
-http.createServer(app).listen(3000);
-console.log('Server listening on port 3000');
diff --git a/examples/directory.js b/examples/directory.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 227384762..000000000
--- a/examples/directory.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-var app = connect();
-var path = __dirname + '/../';
-
-app.use(connect.directory(path, { icons: true }))
-app.use(connect.static(path))
-app.listen(3000);
diff --git a/examples/error.js b/examples/error.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a750c5e86..000000000
--- a/examples/error.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-
-var connect = require('../')
-  , http = require('http');
-
-// try:
-//   - viewing in a browser
-//   - curl http://localhost:3000
-//   - curl -H "Accept: application/json" http://localhost:3000
-
-var app = connect()
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    var err = new Error('oh noes!');
-    err.number = 7;
-    throw err;
-  })
-  .use(connect.errorHandler());
-
-http.Server(app).listen(3000);
-console.log('Server started on port 3000');
diff --git a/examples/favicon.js b/examples/favicon.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6305b2021..000000000
--- a/examples/favicon.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-
-// $ curl -i http://localhost:3000/favicon.ico
-
-connect.createServer(
-  connect.favicon()
-).listen(3000);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/helloworld.js b/examples/helloworld.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a0240c05..000000000
--- a/examples/helloworld.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-
-connect.createServer(function(req, res){
-  var body = 'Hello World';
-  res.setHeader('Content-Length', body.length);
-  res.end(body);
-}).listen(3000);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/logger.fast.js b/examples/logger.fast.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ddb7c8d6..000000000
--- a/examples/logger.fast.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-
-// $ curl -i http://localhost:3000/favicon.ico
-// true defaults to 1000ms
-
-connect.createServer(
-    connect.logger({ buffer: 5000 })
-  , connect.favicon()
-).listen(3000);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/logger.format.js b/examples/logger.format.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c30a484d4..000000000
--- a/examples/logger.format.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-
-// $ curl http://localhost:3000/
-
-// custom format string
-
-connect.createServer(
-    connect.logger(':method :url - :res[content-type]')
-  , function(req, res){
-    res.statusCode = 500;
-    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
-    res.end('Internal Server Error');
-  }
-).listen(3000);
-
-// $ curl http://localhost:3001/
-// $ curl http://localhost:3001/302
-// $ curl http://localhost:3001/404
-// $ curl http://localhost:3001/500
-
-connect()
-  .use(connect.logger('dev'))
-  .use('/connect', connect.static(__dirname + '/lib'))
-  .use('/connect', connect.directory(__dirname + '/lib'))
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    switch (req.url) {
-      case '/500':
-        var body = 'Internal Server Error';
-        res.statusCode = 500;
-        res.setHeader('Content-Length', body.length);
-        res.end(body);
-        break;
-      case '/404':
-        var body = 'Not Found';
-        res.statusCode = 404;
-        res.setHeader('Content-Length', body.length);
-        res.end(body);
-        break;
-      case '/302':
-        var body = 'Found';
-        res.statusCode = 302;
-        res.setHeader('Content-Length', body.length);
-        res.end(body);
-        break;
-      default:
-        var body = 'OK';
-        res.setHeader('Content-Length', body.length);
-        res.end(body);
-    }
-  })
-  .listen(3001);
-
-// pre-defined
-
-connect()
-  .use(connect.logger('short'))
-  .listen(3002);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/logger.js b/examples/logger.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 33df13066..000000000
--- a/examples/logger.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-
-// $ curl http://localhost:3000/favicon.ico
-
-connect.createServer(
-    connect.logger()
-  , connect.favicon()
-).listen(3000);
-
diff --git a/examples/mounting.js b/examples/mounting.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3506bf7ff..000000000
--- a/examples/mounting.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-
-var blog = connect(
-  connect.router(function(app){
-    app.get('/', function(req, res){
-      res.end('list blog posts. try /post/0');
-    });
-
-    app.get('/post/:id', function(req, res){
-      res.end('got post ' + req.params.id);
-    });
-  })
-);
-
-var admin = connect(
-    connect.basicAuth(function(user, pass){ return 'tj' == user && 'tobi' == pass })
-  , function(req, res){
-    res.end('admin stuff');
-  }
-);
-
-connect()
-  .use('/admin', admin)
-  .use('/blog', blog)
-  .use(function(req, res){
-    res.end('try /blog, /admin, or /blog/post/0');
-  })
-  .listen(3000);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/profiler.js b/examples/profiler.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e5803aef..000000000
--- a/examples/profiler.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-
-// $ curl -i http://localhost:3000/
-
-connect(
-    connect.profiler()
-  , connect.favicon()
-  , connect.static(__dirname)
-  , function(req, res, next){
-    res.end('hello world');
-  }
-).listen(3000);
diff --git a/examples/public/tobi.jpeg b/examples/public/tobi.jpeg
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index 0d61e3461..000000000
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diff --git a/examples/rollingSession.js b/examples/rollingSession.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c2e32cc1..000000000
--- a/examples/rollingSession.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-
-var connect = require('../')
-var http = require('http');
-
-var hour = 60 * 60 * 1000;
-
-// maxAge session without the rolling option
-// it doesn't update the maxAge value
-
-http.createServer(connect()
-  .use(connect.cookieParser())
-  .use(connect.session({ secret  : 'keyboard cat',
-                         key     : 'NoRolling.sid',
-                         cookie  : { maxAge: hour }}))
-  .use(connect.favicon())
-  .use(clear)
-  .use(change)
-  .use(counter)
-  ).listen(3000);
-console.log('port 3000: without rolling, session CANNOT be changed to browser session');
-
-// maxAge session with the rolling option
-// it always updates the maxAge value
-
-http.createServer(connect()
-  .use(connect.cookieParser())
-  .use(connect.session({ secret  : 'keyboard cat',
-                         key     : 'Rolling.sid',
-                         cookie  : { maxAge: hour },
-                         rolling : true}))
-  .use(connect.favicon())
-  .use(clear)
-  .use(change)
-  .use(counter)
-  ).listen(3001);
-console.log('port 3001: with rolling, session CAN be changed to browser session');
-
-function clear(req, res, next) {
-  if ('/clear' != req.url) return next();
-  req.session.regenerate(function(err){});
-  res.statusCode = 302;
-  res.setHeader('Location', '/');
-  res.end();
-}
-function change(req, res, next) {
-  if ('/change' != req.url) return next();
-  req.session.cookie.maxAge = req.session.cookie.maxAge ? null : hour;
-  res.statusCode = 302;
-  res.setHeader('Location', '/');
-  res.end();
-}
-function counter(req, res) {
-  req.session.count = req.session.count || 0;
-  var n = req.session.count++;
-  var expiration = req.session.cookie.maxAge
-    ? req.session.cookie.maxAge + "msec"
-    : "browser session";
-  res.end('<p>Expiration: ' + expiration + '</p>'
-    + '<p>Hits: ' + n + '</p>'
-    + '<p><a href="/clear">clear session</a></p>'
-    + (req.session.cookie.maxAge
-        ? '<p><a href="/change">Change to Browser Session</a></p>'
-        : '<p><a href="/change">Change to maxAge Session</a></p>'));
-}
diff --git a/examples/session.js b/examples/session.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3db8a59ef..000000000
--- a/examples/session.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,198 +0,0 @@
-
-var connect = require('../')
-  , http = require('http');
-
-var year = 31557600000;
-
-// large max-age, delegate expiry to the session store.
-// for example with connect-redis's .ttl option.
-
-http.createServer(connect()
-  .use(connect.cookieParser())
-  .use(connect.session({ secret: 'keyboard cat', cookie: { maxAge: year }}))
-  .use(connect.favicon())
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    var sess = req.session;
-    if (sess.views) {
-      sess.views++;
-      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
-      res.write('<p>views: ' + sess.views + '</p>');
-      res.write('<p>expires in: ' + (sess.cookie.maxAge / 1000) + 's</p>');
-      res.end();
-    } else {
-      sess.views = 1;
-      res.end('welcome to the session demo. refresh!');
-    }
-  })).listen(3007);
-
-console.log('port 3007: 1 minute expiration demo');
-
-
-// expire sessions within a minute
-// /favicon.ico is ignored, and will not
-// receive req.session
-
-http.createServer(connect()
-  .use(connect.cookieParser())
-  .use(connect.session({ secret: 'keyboard cat', cookie: { maxAge: 60000 }}))
-  .use(connect.favicon())
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    var sess = req.session;
-    if (sess.views) {
-      sess.views++;
-      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
-      res.write('<p>views: ' + sess.views + '</p>');
-      res.write('<p>expires in: ' + (sess.cookie.maxAge / 1000) + 's</p>');
-      res.end();
-    } else {
-      sess.views = 1;
-      res.end('welcome to the session demo. refresh!');
-    }
-  })).listen(3006);
-
-console.log('port 3006: 1 minute expiration demo');
-
-// $ npm install connect-redis
-
-try {
-  var RedisStore = require('connect-redis')(connect);
-  http.createServer(connect()
-    .use(connect.cookieParser())
-    .use(connect.session({
-        secret: 'keyboard cat',
-        cookie: { maxAge: 60000 * 3 }
-      , store: new RedisStore
-    }))
-    .use(connect.favicon())
-    .use(function(req, res, next){
-      var sess = req.session;
-      if (sess.views) {
-        sess.views++;
-        res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
-        res.end('<p>views: ' + sess.views + '</p>');
-      } else {
-        sess.views = 1;
-        res.end('welcome to the redis demo. refresh!');
-      }
-    })).listen(3001);
-
-  console.log('port 3001: redis example');
-} catch (err) {
-  console.log('\033[33m');
-  console.log('failed to start the Redis example.');
-  console.log('to try it install redis, start redis');
-  console.log('install connect-redis, and run this');
-  console.log('script again.');
-  console.log('    $ redis-server');
-  console.log('    $ npm install connect-redis');
-  console.log('\033[0m');
-}
-
-// conditional session support by simply
-// wrapping middleware with middleware.
-
-var sess = connect.session({ secret: 'keyboard cat', cookie: { maxAge: 5000 }});
-
-http.createServer(connect()
-  .use(connect.cookieParser())
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    if ('/foo' == req.url || '/bar' == req.url) {
-      sess(req, res, next);
-    } else {
-      next();
-    }
-  })
-  .use(connect.favicon())
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    res.end('has session: ' + (req.session ? 'yes' : 'no'));
-  })).listen(3002);
-
-console.log('port 3002: conditional sessions');
-
-// Session#reload() will update req.session
-// without altering .maxAge
-
-// view the page several times, and see that the
-// setInterval can still gain access to new
-// session data
-
-http.createServer(connect()
-  .use(connect.cookieParser())
-  .use(connect.session({ secret: 'keyboard cat', cookie: { maxAge: 60000 }}))
-  .use(connect.favicon())
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    var sess = req.session
-      , prev;
-
-    if (sess.views) {
-      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
-      res.write('<p>views: ' + sess.views + '</p>');
-      res.write('<p>expires in: ' + (sess.cookie.maxAge / 1000) + 's</p>');
-      sess.views++;
-      res.end();
-    } else {
-      sess.views = 1;
-      setInterval(function(){
-        sess.reload(function(){
-          console.log();
-          if (prev) console.log('previous views %d, now %d', prev, req.session.views);
-          console.log('time remaining until expiry: %ds', (req.session.cookie.maxAge / 1000));
-          prev = req.session.views;
-        });
-      }, 3000);
-      res.end('welcome to the session demo. refresh!');
-    }
-  })).listen(3003);
-
-console.log('port 3003: Session#reload() demo');
-
-// by default sessions
-// last the duration of
-// a user-agent's own session,
-// aka while the browser is open.
-
-http.createServer(connect()
-  .use(connect.cookieParser())
-  .use(connect.session({ secret: 'keyboard cat' }))
-  .use(connect.favicon())
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    var sess = req.session;
-    if (sess.views) {
-      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
-      res.write('<p>views: ' + sess.views + '</p>');
-      res.end();
-      sess.views++;
-    } else {
-      sess.views = 1;
-      res.end('welcome to the browser session demo. refresh!');
-    }
-  })).listen(3004);
-
-console.log('port 3004: browser-session length sessions');
-
-// persistence example, enter your name!
-
-http.createServer(connect()
-  .use(connect.bodyParser())
-  .use(connect.cookieParser())
-  .use(connect.session({ secret: 'keyboard cat' }))
-  .use(connect.favicon())
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    if ('POST' != req.method) return next();
-    req.session.name = req.body.name;
-    res.statusCode = 302;
-    res.setHeader('Location', '/');
-    res.end();
-  })
-  .use(function(req, res, next){
-    var sess = req.session;
-    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
-    if (sess.name) res.write('<p>Hey ' + sess.name + '!</p>');
-    else res.write('<p>Enter a username:</p>');
-    res.end('<form action="/" method="post">'
-      + '<input type="type" name="name" />'
-      + '<input type="submit" value="Save" />'
-      + '</form>');
-  })).listen(3005);
-
-console.log('port 3005: browser-session length sessions persistence example');
diff --git a/examples/static.js b/examples/static.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cf5c22528..000000000
--- a/examples/static.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-
-connect(
-    connect.static(__dirname + '/public', { maxAge: 0 })
-  , function(req, res) {
-    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
-    res.end('<img src="/tobi.jpeg" />')
-  }
-).listen(3000);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/vhost.js b/examples/vhost.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f28c56f6..000000000
--- a/examples/vhost.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var connect = require('../');
-
-var account = connect(function(req, res){
-  var location = 'http://localhost:3000/account/' + req.headers.host.split('.localhost')[0];
-  res.statusCode = 302;
-  res.setHeader('Location', location);
-  res.end('Moved to ' + location);
-});
-
-var blog = connect(function(req, res){
-  res.end('blog app');
-});
-
-var main = connect(function(req, res){
-  if (req.url == '/') return res.end('main app');
-  if (0 == req.url.indexOf('/account/')) return res.end('viewing user account for ' + req.url.substring(9));
-  res.statusCode = 404;
-  res.end();
-});
-
-connect(
-    connect.logger()
-  , connect.vhost('blog.localhost', blog)
-  , connect.vhost('*.localhost', account)
-  , main
-).listen(3000);