Index

M

machine and device capabilities (MADCAP) server, 213

machine.config file, 66

main form

of FileSwapper application, 255-58

of Task Worker, 171-75

Main( ) method, 139

mainframes, 4

MarshalByRefObject instances, 45, 72, 85

MaxWorkers settings, 156, 161

MD5 hash algorithm, 308, 339

mediated peer-to-peer, 28

MembershipCondition class, 181

Message class, 42, 43, 120, 327-28

Message object, 50

message queues, 36

Message value, 61

message-board postings, 13

MessageBox, 131

MessageDelivery class, 381-82

MessageDelivery variable, 123

MessageReceived event, 90, 131

MessageReceived( ) method, 337

messages

sending, 81-82

trace, 74

Messages collection, 123

Messages queue, 121

Messenger. See Windows Messenger

Messenger application, 390-91

messengers, building, 71-111

coordination server, 77-82

overview, 77-79

sending messages, 81-82

tracking clients, 80-81

overview, 71

Talk .NET, 71-77, 95-111

adding file transfer feature, 100-107

cleaning up after clients, 95-97

creating TraceComponent, 74-77

databases and stateless server, 108

decentralization, 97-100

defining interfaces, 73-74

firewalls, 109-10

OneWay methods, 108-9

optional features, 109

overview, 71-73

ports, 109-10

remoting and network address translation (NAT), 110-11

scalability challenges, 107

TalkClient, 82-94

ClientProcess class, 84-90

overview, 82-84

MethodInvoker delegate, 132

methods, and web services, 222. See also names of specific methods

Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE), 217

Microsoft Message Queuing queues, 36

Microsoft's Application Center, 108

Microsoft's Windows Messenger. See Windows Messenger

Mintz, Mike, 336

<Module> tag, 378

Monitor class, 126

Mosaic, 13

MP3 files, 249. See also Gnutella; Napster

MP3Util class, 241, 250

MSDE (Microsoft Data Engine), 217

MSN Messenger. See Windows Messenger

MSNP Helper API for .NET, 336

MSNPHelper class, 337, 339, 340

MSNPHelper.RequestSession( ) method, 341

multicast broadcast messages, 25

multicasts, 213-14

multiple layers, dividing applications into, 5-6

multiple messages. See coordination servers, threading

multithreaded systems. See coordination servers, threading

multitier programming, 6

music files. See Gnutella; MP3 files; Napster