Building a C# Chat - Need Guidance

[fooobee]

Hey,

I would like to build a web based C# chat application. Basically, I want it to work like live support software in that it should have a queue. When each (registered) user is talking to an operator I would like data about the user (in SQL Server) to be displayed in the chat for the operator, as well as the user chat.

I would like to do this without page refreshes and it needs to be quick and robust, able to support up to 50 operator connections at once.

I would like someone to point me in the right direction on how to build this? I really do not want any Applets or client installs.

Can anyone recommend any books or an existing open source program that can help me. Thanks.

 

[B00gyeMan]

Sounds like AJAX and ASP.NET to me...

Check this out:

http://www.codeproject.com/Ajax/chat.asp