Our general model of Web publishing traces the path of items from auth
or to delivery. As a bottom-up approach to implementing publications,
we describe the use of high-level scripting languages that embody publ
ishing concepts and procedures. Languages can be implemented by combin
ing an interpreter with appropriate Libraries (ie. written in Perl). A
top-down approach involves extending the SGML/DSSSL standards to defi
ne the features and processes associated with classes of publications,
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