var caution = false;

function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
	var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) +
			((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
			((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
			((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
			((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
	if (!caution || (name + "=" + escape(value)).length <= 4000)
		document.cookie = curCookie;
	else if (confirm("Cookie exceeds 4KB and will be cut!"))
		document.cookie = curCookie;
}

function getCookie(name) {
	var prefix = name + "=";
	var cookieStartIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(prefix);
	if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
		return null;
	var cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(";", cookieStartIndex + prefix.length);
	if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
		cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.length;
	return unescape(document.cookie.substring(cookieStartIndex +
			prefix.length,
			cookieEndIndex));
}

function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) {
	if (getCookie(name)) {
		document.cookie = name + "=" +
				((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
				((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
				"; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
	}
}

function fixDate(date) {
	var base = new Date(0);
	var skew = base.getTime();
	if (skew > 0)
		date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
} 