System and method for transferring a directory in portions of limited size

摘要

A system and method are provided for transferring a directory stored in a server. The system comprises a processor circuit with a processor and a memory in the client. The system also includes directory transfer logic stored in the memory and executable by the processor, the directory transfer logic comprising: logic to generate a request for a number of data entries to be transferred from the directory stored in the server and logic to refine a resolution of the request to isolate a defined number of data entries in the directory. Also, the director transfer logic includes logic to transmit the request to the server to transfer the data entries for storage in the memory. In addition, the logical components described herein may also be included in a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium.