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A virtual file server for generating content data in response to computer operating system requests involving a remote file system. According to a preferred embodiment, the virtual file server receives the request, which may be via any of a variety of standard protocols. Content data is generated or

A virtual file server for generating content data in response to computer operating system requests involving a remote file system. According to a preferred embodiment, the virtual file server receives the request, which may be via any of a variety of standard protocols. Content data is generated or retrieved and translated into the format specified by the request. The virtual file content need not be maintained as a stored physical file in the requested format. The requested contents of this virtual file are encoded according to the protocol by which the request was initially received. Once so encoded, the requested content of the virtual file is transmitted in response to the request.

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1. A process for emulating the behavior of a network file system in response to a remote file system request made by a computer operating system in a standard network file system protocol via a digital computer network, the process comprising the steps:a) receiving said request via said network; b)

1. A process for emulating the behavior of a network file system in response to a remote file system request made by a computer operating system in a standard network file system protocol via a digital computer network, the process comprising the steps:a) receiving said request via said network; b) decoding said request in a standard network file system protocol; c) generating content data, other than said file system, in response to said request, said content data comprising a virtual file; and d) transmitting via said network said virtual file in said standard network file system protocol, as a reply to said computer operating system.