ICal: Publish calendar via AppleScript?

Does anyone know if it's possible to publish a certain calendar in iCal by using AppleScript? (Without, it's no problem...)
I have tried all the [to me] obvious things, but can't figure it out. There are no suitable functions listed in the Applescript menu.
Any suggestions welcome...

Hi Roger,
you are right, I didn't know there was this possibility.
Thank you very much for you help.

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You are partially correct, the only protection that you have in this case is the fact that anyone who wishes to access a specific published calendar has to either know or guess the username/calendar_name combination.
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here's a relevent article with the answer: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61725
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