Alibaba Group Holding Limited

Zhenguo Bai

Liming Zhang

Bo Wen

Wei Peng

Disclosed are a method and a system for transmitting a file folder from the sending end to the receiving end. The system uses a file folder transmission unit at the sending end side to generate a directory structure file of the file folder. The directory structure file may have properties such as the size of the file folder, paths and path lengths of the files in the file folder. The sending end then sends the directory structure file to the receiving end through the file folder transmission unit to allow the system to determine which files in the file folder need to be transmitted. The needed files in the file folder are then transmitted to the receiving end according to the determination. The sending end and the receiving end may communicate using an instant messaging tool. The disclosed method and system allow a faster and more convenient file folder network transmission.

File folder transmission on network

Downloading a plug-in for an Instant. Messaging (IM) client includes receiving a request for the plug-in from a user of the IM client; detecting a directly accessible peer client that is currently online; sending a plug-in download request to the directly accessible peer client; and in the event that the plug-in is received from the directly accessible peer client, installing the plug-in on the IM client.

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