Method of uploading a message containing a file reference to a server and downloading a file from the server using the file reference
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1. In a computer network comprising a first client computer, a second client computer, and a publicly accessible bulletin board server, a method for posting a message and a file to and downloading the file from the bulletin board server, the method comprising the steps of:
- creating in the first client computer the message to be posted and inserting a file object representative of the file in the message;
requesting the first computer to post the message to the bulletin board server, and in response, the first client computer recognizing the file object inserted in the message and the first client computer posting the first message to the bulletin board server and automatically uploading the file to the bulletin board server;
displaying the message and a representation of the file object on a display of the second client computer; and
downloading the file from the bulletin board server to the second client computer.
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Abstract
A system for posting and downloading messages and files from a bulletin board system is described. The system allows a user to retrieve a message from a bulletin board system and then selectively download files which are represented within the message as objects, which may be visually presented to a user as icons.
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1. In a computer network comprising a first client computer, a second client computer, and a publicly accessible bulletin board server, a method for posting a message and a file to and downloading the file from the bulletin board server, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating in the first client computer the message to be posted and inserting a file object representative of the file in the message; requesting the first computer to post the message to the bulletin board server, and in response, the first client computer recognizing the file object inserted in the message and the first client computer posting the first message to the bulletin board server and automatically uploading the file to the bulletin board server; displaying the message and a representation of the file object on a display of the second client computer; and downloading the file from the bulletin board server to the second client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. In a computer network comprising a first client computer, a second client computer, and a publicly accessible bulletin board server, a method for posting a message and a file to and downloading the file from the bulletin board server, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating in the first client computer the message to be posted and inserting an object-oriented file object representative of the file in the message, the file object having been instantiated from an object class; requesting the first computer to post the message and the file to the bulletin board server, and in response, the first client computer recognizing the object-oriented file object inserted in the message and the first client computer posting the first message to the bulletin board server and automatically uploading the file to the bulletin board server; displaying the message and a representation of the object-oriented file object on a display of the second client computer; and downloading the file from the bulletin board server to the second client computer in response to manipulation of the representation of the object-oriented file object. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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