Patent ID: 6092198
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for operating a digital computer for building a server to enable and control FTP and anonymous FTP processing, comprising the steps of:defining a server logon exit program interface including user identifier, authentication string, client IP address and return code parameters, said exit program being a program for controlling access to said server and to data residing on said server and a program which is callable by an existing computer application, using a defined interface, which is not part of said application;defining a request validation exit program interface including an operation identifier, user name, client IP address, operation specific information, and return code parameters; andproviding in a server program a data transformation routine, and routines for controlling server commandsincluding commands for session initialization, directory creation, directory deletion, set current directory, list files, delete file, send file, receive file, rename file and execute operating system command.