TECHNIQUES FOR FACILITATING ITEM SHARING

摘要

A share window is provided to enable a first user of a first communication program executing on a first client system to share files or folders across a network with a second user of a second communication program executing on a second client system. The first user can use a share window to designate files or folders for sharing without changing locations of the files or folders (410). When a file or folder is designated for sharing using the share window, the file or folder is added to a list of shared files or folders (420). The shared files or folders are accessible using the second communication program regardless of whether the users of the first and second communication programs are actively communicating using the communications programs (420).