A Simple but Effective Web-Based Report Server

Abstract

We present a practical web-based server that supports several views (entries sorted by author, title and serial number) of a collection of research reports. A powerful search feature, which exploits Perl regular expressions, is incorporated in the server. Although designed for the Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science (Auckland, New Zealand), this simple presentation tool can be easily installed to disseminate electronic copies of technical reports for other institutions. By design, no HTML programming experience is necessary for adding new reports to the server (or browser interface).