Chat Application Development VB.NET Compatibility

[samir]

Dear developer friends,
I am planning to develop a Chat application similar to ICQ(one to one chat)
.It'll be used on the internet.I am presently planning to use MSWinsock library
of VB.NET and other resources.I am afraid in future there will be issues
like Cross Platform independence.I would like an advice over this and if
possible what tools should I look upto for buliding this application.
Thanx
samir

[Patrick Steele [MVP]]

In article <3d885f1a$1@10.1.10.29> (from samir <samirsprabhu@sify.com>),
>
> Dear developer friends,
> I am planning to develop a Chat application similar to ICQ(one to one chat)
> It'll be used on the internet.I am presently planning to use MSWinsock library
> of VB.NET and other resources.I am afraid in future there will be issues
> like Cross Platform independence.I would like an advice over this and if
> possible what tools should I look upto for buliding this application.

You should consider using .NET's System.Net.Sockets namespace. In fact,
here's a sample chat application:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?N219625D1

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Patrick Steele
Microsoft .NET MVP
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