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  • US 6,856,989 B1
  • Filed: 04/07/2000
  • Issued: 02/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for file sharing over a first network, comprising:

  • authenticating a user on a first computer connected to a second computer by the first network;

    creating a temporary directory on the second computer if the user is authenticated, wherein the temporary directory has at least a partially random directory name;

    receiving a request for a first file from the user on the first computer to the second computer, wherein the first file is on a third computer connected to the second computer by a second network;

    determining whether the user on the first computer is permitted access to the first file;

    creating a symbolic link in the temporary directory on the second computer if the user is permitted access, wherein the symbolic link points to the first file on the third computer;

    creating a web page description including an URL comprising a path to the first file in the temporary directory on the second computer;

    transmitting the web page description to the first computer via the first network; and

    deleting the temporary directory on the second computer.

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