// JScript File

function message()
{
    var SeenAlert = getCookie("SeenAlert");
    
    if (SeenAlert == "")
    {
        alert("You do not need to login in order to use this page." + '\n' + "If you do create an account and login, then you will see extra links.");
    }
    else
    {
        // Uncomment next line
        //   to see the cookie value...
        
        //   alert(SeenAlert);
    }
    
    setCookie("SeenAlert", "Y", 60);  // Sets the cookie, named SeenAlert, with a value of "Y", and expires in 60 days (not milliseconds).
}



function setCookie(c_name,value,expiredays)
{
    var exdate=new Date();exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate()+expiredays);
    document.cookie=c_name+ "=" +escape(value)+ ((expiredays==null) ? "" : ";expires="+exdate.toGMTString());
}


function getCookie(c_name)
{
    if (document.cookie.length>0)
      {
          c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=");
          if (c_start!=-1)
            { 
                c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1; 
                c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start);
                if (c_end==-1) c_end=document.cookie.length;
                
                return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end));
            } 
      }
    return "";
}