//The following functions are used to handle cookies in WebMail

// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
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" : "");

	document.cookie = curCookie;
}

// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist
function getCookie(name) 
{
	var dc = document.cookie;
	var prefix = name + "=";
	var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);

	if (begin == -1)
	{
		begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);

		if (begin != 0) return null;
	} 
	else
		begin += 2;

	var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);

	if (end == -1)
		end = dc.length;

	return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}


// date - any instance of the Date object
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"
function fixDate(date) 
{
	var base = new Date(0);
	var skew = base.getTime();

	if (skew > 0)
		date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}