http://blogs.msdn.com/lucabol/archive/2009/06/26/lagent-an-agent-framework-in-f-part-v-timeout-management.aspxDownload framework here . All posts are here: Part I - Workers and ParallelWorkers Part II - Agents and control messages Part III - Default error management Part IV - Custom error management Part V - Timeout management Part VI - Hot swapping of code Parten-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)