12. The method of claim 10 wherein the file hierarchy includes a directory for storing the HTML files and the method further includes the step of inferring that a file stored in the directory having a same name as the directory is a homepage for the previously constructed web site.
10. A computer implemented method inferring a navigational hierarchy for files in a file hierarchy, the file hierarchy including one or more HTML files associated with a previously constructed web site, the method comprising: providing an inference engine operable to evaluate the file hierarchy and determine a navigational hierarchy for the previously constructed web site; and inferring a navigational hierarchy for a new web site from names of the one or more HTML files stored in the file hierarchy using the inference engine.