Patent ID: 6856989
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
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.