Abstract: A method of downloading a file from a Web application to a client computer equipped with a Web browser including: the Web browser sending an original request to download the file to a first front server, the original request being addressed to a URL comprising a hostname portion that is independent of the file, the first front server sending a redirection response to the original request, the response specifying a URL comprising a hostname portion that is dependent on the file, the Web browser sending a follow-up request to download the file to a second front server, the follow-up request being addressed to the URL specified in the redirection response, and the second front server downloading the requested file in response to the follow-up request.

Abstract: A method for visiting a results page of a time-varying result set of a search query. The method includes displaying to a user a list of results belonging to the visited page, each result comprising a hyperlink to a document, a result being de-emphasized if the URL used in its hyperlink is present in a set of URLs of results that are deemed to have been seen by the user. When the user clicks or taps a page menu button to navigate to a different page, the method further includes adding to that set the URLs of the results of the visited page. Page menu buttons are highlighted if they pertain to pages containing results deemed to have been seen by the user.