Network provided integrated messaging and file/directory sharing
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1. A computer readable medium storing a program for enabling file sharing from within a sending email application, the medium comprising:
- an instruction receiving code segment that receives an instruction to share at least one file via an email application;
an uploading code segment that transfers the at least one file to a web server;
a handle receiving code segment that receives a handle for the transferred file; and
a handle insertion code segment that embeds a link to the handle into an email to be sent.
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Abstract
A client enables filing sharing from within an email application. The client includes a receiver that receives an instruction to share at least one file via an email application. The client also includes a transmission system that transfers the at least one file to a web server. The client further includes an email application component that embeds a link to a handle into an email to be sent, the handle identifying the file(s) on the web server.
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1. A computer readable medium storing a program for enabling file sharing from within a sending email application, the medium comprising:
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an instruction receiving code segment that receives an instruction to share at least one file via an email application; an uploading code segment that transfers the at least one file to a web server; a handle receiving code segment that receives a handle for the transferred file; and a handle insertion code segment that embeds a link to the handle into an email to be sent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for enabling filing sharing from within an email application, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver that receives an instruction to share at least one file via an email application; a transmission system that transfers the at least one file to a web server; and an email application component that embeds a link to a handle into an email to be sent, the handle identifying the at least one file on the web server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium storing a program, comprising:
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an email application component that displays an attachment icon associated with a shared file at a client that receives an email when the receiving client runs an email application that is the same as a sending email application, the shared file having been uploaded to a web server; and a downloading code segment that downloads the shared file from the web server when the attachment icon has been selected.
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