File transfer method and clients

Abstract

The invention discloses a file transfer method and clients. The method comprises the following steps that: a first instant messaging client sends a request message for requesting file transfer to a second instant messaging client by an instant messaging server, and receives a message for approving the file receiving from the second instant messaging client by the instant messaging server, wherein the message for approving the file receiving carries information of the second instant messaging client; the first instant messaging client carries out the connection based on a transfer control protocol TCP / internet protocol IP protocol to the second instant messaging client according to the information of the second instant messaging client, and if the connection is successful, the first instant messaging client directly sends files to the second instant messaging client. The file transfer method and the clients reduce the burden of the instant messaging server and improve the performance of the instant messaging server and the efficiency of file transfer.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the communication field, in particular, to a file transmission method and a client. Background technique [0002] File transfer is one of the basic functions of the instant messaging service, which enables users to quickly realize the instant transfer of files, thereby conveniently sharing files, pictures or other file resources. [0003] At present, in the instant messaging business, the file transfer needs to be transferred through the instant messaging server in a unified manner. Therefore, both the sender and the receiver are required to establish a link with the instant messaging server. The communication server then sends the file content to the receiver. In the actual use environment, the sender and the receiver are located in the same network environment and can directly connect to transfer files. However, in this environment, using the current instant messaging service, the file transfer will still be transfer...

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Problems solved by technology

[0004] The present invention is proposed to solve the problems in the related art that the transfer of files between instant messaging clients in the same network environment still requires server transfer, resulting in waste of server resources and degradation of server performance. Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a A file transfer scheme to solve at least one of the above problems

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