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Abstract

A system provides for the secure exchanging files with a remote transfer server over an open network such as the Internet. The system comprises a database with file transfer tables, a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) server, and a web services server. The HTTP server is coupled to the database and provides web pages to an HTTP client to obtain file transfer event parameters and identification of a remote file transfer client to which the file transfer event parameters are associated. The file transfer event parameters are stored in the file transfer tables in association with the identification of the remote file transfer client. The web services server comprising a plurality of transfer methods. The transfer methods comprises: i) a method for associating a remote transfer client with a session ID; ii) a method for providing to the remote transfer client the file transfer event parameters that are associated with the remote transfer client in response to receiving a method call from the remote transfer client; and iii) a method call for executing a file exchange with the remote transfer client in response to receiving a method call from the remote transfer client that includes the file transfer parameters.

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