> forgive my ignorance, but is there a server side xsl 
> processer that i can use to return html to a client as opposed to using
some client side
> processor like ie5?
> 
Yes, several (including mine, SAXON).
Take a look at http://www.xmlsoftware.com/xsl/

Mike Kay


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