Means for Optimizing the Flow of Telephone Traffic from a Web Server over an Analog Telephone Line

A method for allocating transmission of a file between a plurality of predetermined devices that are connected to a network, comprising:

• receiving a request for a file from a network user;
• looking up a criterion pertaining to said file;
• and
• allocating transmission of said file between said predetermined devices based on said criterion.

A storage media including instruction for controlling a processor that, in turn, allocates transmission of a file between a plurality of predetermined devices that are connected to a network, said storage media comprising:

• means for controlling said processor to receive a request for a file from a network user;
• means for controlling said processor to look up a criterion pertaining to said file;
• and
• means for controlling said processor to allocate transmission of said file between said predetermined devices based on said criterion.

A collaborative server system for receiving a request for a web page from a network user and allocating transmission of a data file embedded in said web page across a network to said network user, said collaborative server system comprising:

• a primary server connected to said network;
• a secondary server connected to said network;
• a primary memory element in communication with said primary server for storing said web page and information pertinent to said web page, said primary server, and said secondary server;
• and
• allocation software for execution by said primary server, said allocation software having instructions for allocating, on the basis of said pertinent information in said memory element, transmission of said embedded data file between said primary server and said secondary server.

A collaborative server system for receiving a request for a web page from a network user and allocating transmission of a data file embedded in said web page across a network to said network user, said collaborative server system comprising:

• a primary server connected to said network;
• a plurality of secondary servers connected to said network;
• a primary memory element in communication with said primary server for storing said web page and information pertinent to said web page, said primary server, and said plurality of secondary servers;
• and
• allocation software for execution by said primary server, said allocation software having instructions for allocating, on the basis of said pertinent information in said memory element, transmission of said embedded data file between said primary server and said plurality of secondary servers.