Resources sharing on the internet via the HTTP

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein configured to access one or more resources on a first server in a network environment;
• the computer program product comprising:
• computer readable code configured to cause an application running on a computer to request access to one or more resources on a first server;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to provide a response to said request if said application successfully authenticates on said first server;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to submit said request to a second server if said application cannot successfully authenticate on said first server, said second server comprising a servlet that can access said first server's resources;
• computer readable code configured to cause said servlet to submit said request to said first server;
• computer readable code configured to cause said servlet to receive a response from the first server;
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• computer readable code configured to cause said servlet to send said response to said application.

A method of sharing computer resources in a network environment comprising:

• an application routing a request for access to one or more resources of a first server to a second server when said application cannot successfully authenticate against said first server;
• said second server responding to said request submitted by said application to access said one or more resources on said first server;
• and
• said second server routing said request submitted by said application to said first server;
• said second server routing a response generated by said first server to said application.

A method for accessing resources on a server in a computer network environment comprising:

• sending a request for access to one or more resources on a first sever;
• authenticating said request on said first server;
• receiving a response to said request from said first server if said authenticating is successful;
• obtaining a response to said request from a second server if said authenticating fails, said obtaining a response from said second server comprising:
• submitting said request to said second server;
• forwarding said request from said second server to said first server;
• sending a response to said request from said first server to said second server;
• receiving said response from said second server.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein configured to access resources on server in a network environment;
• said computer program product comprising:
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to send a request for access to one or more resources on a first sever;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to authenticate said request on said first server;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to receive a response to said request from said first server if said authenticating is successful;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to obtain a response to said request from a second server if said authenticate fails, said obtain a response from said second server comprising:
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to submit said request to said second server;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to forward said request from said second server to said first server;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to send a response to said request from said first server to said second server;
• computer readable code configured to cause a computer to receive said response from said second server.

A system configured to share computer resources in a network environment comprising:

• a first server comprising one or more resources;
• a second server with access to said one or more resources on said first server;
• an application accessing said one or more resources, said accessing comprising:
• said application sending a request for access to said first sever for said one or more resources;
• said first server authenticating said request;
• said first server providing access to said one or more resources if said authenticating is successful;
• said application obtaining access to said one or more resources through said second server if said authenticating fails.