Chat Application using Remoting C#

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Hi all...,
I am trying to develop a chat application using remoting in C# in .Net 2.0.I need in my application, multiple clients chat with each other.(i.e,'n' clients at a time.).
Can anybody tell me what is the role of Server in this case?

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Posted 4-Aug-10 20:07pm

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Keith Barrow · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-04T21:23:00

You have two options:

1. The server should just arrange the the client connection setup (ie the information the clients need to open connection with eachother) so they can talk peer to peer. Doing this keeps the load off your server. Skype works like this I think
2. The clients chat to the server, and the server pushes the messages down to the client. This is easier to implement, but response times are slower and the load is on the server.

In either case, the server must also centralise the administration of who has joined and left the session, so that the clients know who is availble and send messages accordingly in the case of architecture 1.

As a final note, I suggest you look at getting hold of a newer version of the framework. WCF is possibly useful.