Automatic file sharing over a network

A method implementable in a first electronic device coupled to a server, the method comprising:

• establishing a network connection between the first electronic device and the server;
• enabling a user of the first electronic device to select a first electronic folder residing on the first electronic device;
• enabling the user to associate a first network address with the first electronic folder;
• and
• in response to the user placing a file in the first electronic folder, automatically providing the file to the server for delivery to a second electronic device associated with the first network address.

A method of transferring a computer program product from at least one first computer to at least one second computer connected to the at least one first computer through a communication medium, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) accessing, on the at least one first computer, computer-executable instructions that, when executed on a data processing system, enable the processing system to perform at least the steps of:
• (1) establishing a network connection between a first electronic device and a server,
• (2) enabling a user of the first electronic device to select a first electronic folder residing on the first electronic device,
• (3) enabling the user to associate a first network address with the first electronic folder, and
• (4) in response to the user placing a file in the first electronic folder, automatically providing the file to the server for delivery to a second electronic device associated with the first network address;
• and
• (b) transferring the computer-executable instructions from the at least one first computer to the at least one second computer through the communications medium.