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This is a very stupid patent.
File transfers have been around since the Internet was invented. Hell, file transfers have been around since BBS days.
Probably as far back as the 60's. (I'll need to look that up).

Are you telling me that this company has a patent on FTP???

Software patents should be banned world wide. Maybe Intel or AMD (or any other CPU maker) should sue companies for trying to patent code which uses their instruction sets.
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ya know  Arrg | 06/15/04
Sorry,  Letophoro | 06/15/04
Re: Sorry  issthatso | 06/15/04
Patents  Brasonte | 06/15/04
EU  K B | 06/15/04
Innovation  IT_Critic | 06/16/04
My patent covers ...  Ardian Daka | 06/15/04
You missed one  Chad_z | 06/15/04
ya know  beepster | 06/16/04
Everytime...  Tim Patterson | 06/15/04
If it can be explained in ten minutes...  Jomo_z | 06/15/04
OH, COME ON NOW!!!  el1jones | 06/15/04
I believe you're thinking of  Brasonte | 06/15/04
Thank you,  el1jones | 06/15/04
The End Is Near....  BitTwiddler | 06/15/04
Bit don't be a Chicken Little  Squawkbox | 06/15/04
yes we are very close  Hanover Phist | 06/15/04
5 out of how many?  Squawkbox | 06/15/04
This will go NOWHERE  mdailey | 06/15/04
Fight stupid patents, support PubPat  rgriffith64@... | 06/15/04
Treat this with caution  Expatriate US Geek | 06/15/04
Common Practice, Streaming Media Pat  rgriffith64@... | 06/15/04
My Patent  BlackDiamond | 06/15/04
Too late; that's the Eolas patent (NT)  Anton Philidor | 06/15/04
Coulda sworn...  AbsolutelyNot | 06/15/04
My patent  d_jedi | 06/15/04
BBS downloads via Zmodem circa 1980s  Nigel Johnstone | 06/15/04
Zmodem, Xmodem etc.  FirstNLastN | 06/15/04
1979 TI99 with External modem and tape drive  voska | 06/15/04
Oh, this is sooooo rich.  quietLee | 06/15/04
A number of companies already own such patents.  doe_z | 06/15/04
Stealth Patents!  Confused by religion | 06/15/04
Agreed  Jeff Spicoli | 06/15/04
Agreed as well  Suicida| | 06/15/04
yep...  ryusen | 06/15/04
(NT)ZD/CNet giving airtime to retards, trolls flocking, hits up, news at 11  Spin_Masterz | 06/15/04
wait.. i've got an idea...  ryusen | 06/15/04
See, you can buy a patent and do harm  FilledOut | 06/15/04
Greed and Stupidity  drichards1953 | 06/15/04
Kill the goose quickly  Sunny Jalolly | 06/15/04
Ban Software Patents  IT_Critic | 06/16/04
Prior Art  abcdefghijklmnopq | 06/17/04
Abstracts for the BTG patents  zdnettim | 06/21/04

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