var Firefox = 0;
var MSIE = 0;
var Other = 0;

if(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox")!=-1){
	var versionindex=navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox")+8
	if (parseInt(navigator.userAgent.charAt(versionindex))>=1)
	var Firefox=1;
	}

	else if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1){
	temp=navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE");
	MSIE=parseFloat(temp[1]);
	if (MSIE>=6) {
		var MSIE=1;
		}
	}

	else { var other=1;
	alert (navigator.appName + " " + navigator.appVersion + " = unsupported browser! you can continue but the site may appear corrupted and other functions may not work: starting in MSIE6+ mode");
	var MSIE=1;
	}