chat program

[digiduck]

Okay, i'm curious what it would take to be able to create a chat client that would run on multiple comps, or as a web app online, that would allow those running it to connect to a central chat room. like IRC i guess but my own creation of it. what would this take. like for the central server i guess, to receive and store and dish out all the info could an ASP.NET app do this? could this be done entierly via form/query post/request(s) in both the program and the ASP.NET app? if not what would I need to be using? some kind of sockets? if so can where can I find more info on using sockets.

thanks for any input.

 

[Cagliostro]

You can use TCP sockets, and direct TCP communication. Else, you could use DCOM or SOAP. If you use DCOM, you are bound to Windows. Else, you could use any platform and any languages. Is perfectly feasible to have client and server made in different programming languages. You can use also HTTP, but HTTP chats are bad.

Ion Filipski

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[digiduck]

where can i find information and examples on using SOAP in C#?

Gone looking for myself. Should I arrive before I'm back, keep me here.

 

[Cagliostro]

I think a simple search in msdn.microsoft.com will give a lot of information.

Ion Filipski

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