Abstract: An information element to be published is first associated with a first network addressable location of a communications network. A repository arrangement programmed in a computer receives the information element to be published and stores the information element at a second network addressable location. The computer implementing the repository arrangement is connected to the communications network. When the information element is stored by the repository arrangement, a handle production arrangement programmed in the computer produces a repository handle for the information element. The repository handle includes identifying information relating to the information element to be published and information from which a network address for the second network addressable location may be produced. An information organizing arrangement programmed in the computer retrieves the repository handle for the information element to be published and stores the repository handle under a first network addressable location.

Abstract: A system and a method are both described for transferring data throughout computer systems, computer networks, data transmission facilities, and the like from an originating location to destination devices (50) at various physical locations. An electronic package data structure (10) is also described that includes document references (14), destination references (16), and package attributes (18, 28, 40). The document references (14) may be document names and locations or actual document contents. Destination references (16) identify printers, e-mail addresses, facsimile machines, electronic pagers and the like. A graphical user interface or GUI (140) serves to allow a user (52) to select documents, destinations, and additional package attributes that create the electronic package data structure (10). Once the components and attributes are assembled, the GUI is used to send the package (10) to a delivery service (12).