I want to create a Java Chat Applet on my website that will sit behind a password restriction so friends and I can chat. I looked into a couple sites selling Java chat applet softwares for a $1000 a piece...FORGET THAT. Can you just create your own java chat applet for minimal users...about 20 at the most at the same time?

How do you create this and what the best way to do this on a Windows NT OS???