Network servers and methods of controlling network servers
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1. A method in a data processing system for sending a document with a network address to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining to send the document to the recipient;
incorporating a timer value into the network address; and
sending the document with the incorporated network address to the recipient.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention send a document with a network address to a recipient, where it is determined to send the document to the recipient, a timer value is incorporated into the network address, and the document is sent with the incorporated network address to the recipient.
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1. A method in a data processing system for sending a document with a network address to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining to send the document to the recipient;
incorporating a timer value into the network address; and
sending the document with the incorporated network address to the recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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15. A method in a data processing system comprising a web server having a web page with a URL, the method comprising the steps performed by the web server of:
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receiving a request to download the web page to a client;
determining whether the web page has been updated;
when the web page has been updated, incorporating a time stamp into the URL of the web page; and
downloading the web page with the URL incorporated with the time stamp to the client to satisfy the request; and
when the web page has not been updated, downloading the web page to the client to satisfy the request.
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16. A computer-readable medium containing instructions that cause a data processing system to perform a method for sending a document with a network address to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining to send the document to the recipient;
incorporating a timer value into the network address; and
sending the document with the incorporated network address to the recipient.
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30. A computer-readable medium containing instructions that cause a data processing system comprising a web server having a web page with a URL to perform a method comprising the steps performed by the web server of:
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receiving a request to download the web page to a client;
determining whether the web page has been updated;
when the web page has been updated, incorporating a time stamp into the URL of the web page; and
downloading the web page with the URL incorporated with the time stamp to the client to satisfy the request; and
when the web page has not been updated, downloading the web page to the client to satisfy the request.
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31. A data processing system comprising:
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a secondary storage device having a stored document with a network address;
a memory comprising a computer program that determines to send the document to a recipient, incorporates a timer value into the network address, and sends the document with the incorporated network address to the recipient; and
a processing unit that runs the computer program. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A data processing system comprising:
a web server having;
a secondary storage device having a stored web page with a URL;
a memory comprising a computer program that receives a request to download the web page to a client, determines whether the web page has been updated, when the web page has been updated, incorporates a time stamp into the URL of the web page and downloads the web page with the URL incorporated with the time stamp to the client to satisfy the request, and when the web page has not been updated, downloads the web page to the client to satisfy the request; and
a processing unit that runs the computer program.
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38. A data processing system for sending a document with a network address to a recipient, the data processing system comprising:
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means for determining to send the document to the recipient;
means for incorporating a timer value into the network address; and
means for sending the document with the incorporated network address to the recipient.
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39. A data processing system comprising:
a web server having a web page with a URL, the web server having;
means for receiving a request to download the web page to a client;
means for determining whether the web page has been updated;
means for incorporating a time stamp into the URL of the web page, when the web page has been updated;
means for downloading the web page with the URL incorporated with the time stamp to the client to satisfy the request, when the web page has been updated; and
means for downloading the web page to the client to satisfy the request, when the web page has not been updated.
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40. A computer-readable memory device encoded with a data structure and a program that accesses the data structure, the program encoded in the computer-readable memory device and run by a processor in a system, the data structure having a plurality of entries, each entry comprising:
a network address that is contained in a document, wherein the program incorporates a time stamp into the network address before sending the document to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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