Forget javascript trickery (as a "helper" javascript rocks, but you can't rely on it so don't rely on it from the beginning).

It is best to do a redirect (some might call it standard practice). See merlyns article on Basic Cookie Management.

Basic strategy is

• user visits foo.cgi
• you try to set a cookie whilst redirecting to foo.cgi?redirect=1
• if you can read cookie, do your thing, if not, user don't support cookies, so don't redirect again (redirect=1 to prevent an infinite loop)

MJD says you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo! I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6x+5.8x. I take requests. ** The Third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.