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A client/server computer system for remote editing of document objects stored on the server includes a client computer connected to a server computer via a communication channel over which messages are sent in a communication protocol. Typically, the client computer has an operating system with a fi

A client/server computer system for remote editing of document objects stored on the server includes a client computer connected to a server computer via a communication channel over which messages are sent in a communication protocol. Typically, the client computer has an operating system with a first file name space and the server computer has an operating system with a second file name space and the first file name space does not include names of files which map to names of files in the second file name space. The connection is preferably a TCP/IP connection providing data transport according to TCP/IP. Messages in the HTTP protocol are preferably used. The client computer sends request messages to the server. A request message may indicate a request for either retrieval or storage of a document object, such as an HTML document or script program. The server receives the request messages and processes them to either store a document object or retrieve a document object and return it to the client in a response message. When the server is an HTTP server, the request messages from the client are processed by a single control script. The messages from the client indicate a desired document object and the action to be performed.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A computer-implemented process for a client to remotely edit a document object stored on a server, wherein the client and the server communicate using an HTTP protocol over a connection, comprising the steps of:(a) establishing the connection between the client and the se

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A computer-implemented process for a client to remotely edit a document object stored on a server, wherein the client and the server communicate using an HTTP protocol over a connection, comprising the steps of:(a) establishing the connection between the client and the server;(b) the client sending an HTTP request message over a TCP/IP connection to the server, wherein the HTTP request message specifies the document object and an indication that the client requests retrieval of the document object;(c) the server receiving the HTTP request message and calling a script;(d) the script retrieving a copy of the document object;(e) the server sending the copy of the document object to the client over the TCP/IP connection in an HTTP response message;(f) the client receiving the HTTP response message including the copy of the document object;(g) the client permitting editing of the copy of the document object;(h) the client sending another HTTP request message to the server, wherein said other HTTP request message contains a copy of an edited document object and an indication of a location on the server to store the copy of the edited document object and an indication that the client requests storage of the edited document object;(i) the server receiving the other HTTP request message and calling the script;(j) the script storing the copy of the edited document object on the server according to the indication of the location included in the other HTTP request message; and(k) terminating the connection.