System for sending messages to all users in a web hosting environment
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1. A method of selectively sending to clients interacting with a server in a distributed network computing environment messages having content that is not responsive to requests issued by said clients, said method comprising the steps of:
- posting said message to a server;
detecting receipt at said server of requests for data from users; and
sending said message to said users responsive to said received requests.
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Abstract
A system of selectively sending messages to clients interacting with a server in a distributed network computing environment. The message is sent from the system administrator to the users by posting a message to a server, detecting receipt at the server of requests for data from users, and sending the message to the users in response to received requests from the users.
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1. A method of selectively sending to clients interacting with a server in a distributed network computing environment messages having content that is not responsive to requests issued by said clients, said method comprising the steps of:
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posting said message to a server;
detecting receipt at said server of requests for data from users; and
sending said message to said users responsive to said received requests. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for selectively sending to clients interacting with a server in a distributed network computing environment messages having content that is not responsive to requests from a client comprising computer executable instructions for:
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sending a message from said System Administrator to said server;
maintaining said message on said server;
sending said message to said client in response to a browser request for data from said client. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of selectively sending to clients interacting with a server in a distributed network computing environment a series of messages that are not responsive to requests from a client browser, said method comprising the steps of:
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posting a first message to a server;
maintaining said message on said server for a specified period of time;
detecting receipt at said server of requests for data from a client browser during said specified period of time;
sending said first message in combination with data responsive to said requests to said browser, wherein said requests are received by said server during said specified period of time;
posting a second message to a server at the expiration of said specified period of time;
detecting receipt at said server of requests for data from a client browser received after the expiration of said specified period of time;
sending said second message instead of data responsive to said browser responsive to said requests. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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