function browserCheck()
{
    var agt=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();

    // *** BROWSER VERSION ***
    // Note: On IE5, these return 4, so use is_ie5up to detect IE5.
    var is_major = parseInt(navigator.appVersion);
    var is_minor = parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);

    // Note: Opera and WebTV spoof Navigator.  We do strict client detection.
    // If you want to allow spoofing, take out the tests for opera and webtv.
    var is_nav  = ((agt.indexOf('mozilla')!=-1) && (agt.indexOf('spoofer')==-1)
                && (agt.indexOf('compatible') == -1) && (agt.indexOf('opera')==-1)
                && (agt.indexOf('webtv')==-1) && (agt.indexOf('hotjava')==-1));
    var is_nav2 = (is_nav && (is_major == 2));
    var is_nav3 = (is_nav && (is_major == 3));
    var is_nav4 = (is_nav && (is_major == 4));
    var is_nav4up = (is_nav && (is_major >= 4));
    var is_navonly = (is_nav && ((agt.indexOf(";nav") != -1) ||
                          (agt.indexOf("; nav") != -1)) );
    var is_nav6 = (is_nav && (is_major == 5));
    var is_nav6up = (is_nav && (is_major >= 5));
    
    if (is_nav2 || is_nav3 || is_nav4)
    {
    	alert("Your current version of NetScape Browser is not up-to-date.  Please update your Browser.");
    //	window.open("http://home.netscape.com/computing/download/index.html","nsWin","toolbar=No,resizable=Yes,location=Yes,menubar=No,scrollbars=Yes,width=600,height=500");
    }	

    var is_ie     = ((agt.indexOf("msie") != -1) && (agt.indexOf("opera") == -1));
    var is_ie3    = (is_ie && (is_major < 4));
    var is_ie4    = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 4")!=-1) );
    var is_ie4up  = (is_ie && (is_major >= 4));
    var is_ie5    = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 5.0")!=-1) );
    var is_ie5_5  = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 5.5") !=-1));
    var is_ie5up  = (is_ie && !is_ie3 && !is_ie4);
    var is_ie5_5up =(is_ie && !is_ie3 && !is_ie4 && !is_ie5);
    var is_ie6    = (is_ie && (is_major == 4) && (agt.indexOf("msie 6.")!=-1) );
    var is_ie6up  = (is_ie && !is_ie3 && !is_ie4 && !is_ie5 && !is_ie5_5);
    
    if (is_ie3 || is_ie4 || is_ie5)
    {
    	alert("Your current version of Internet Explorer is not up-to-date.  Please update your Browser.");
    //	window.open("http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp","msWin","toolbar=No,resizable=Yes,location=Yes,menubar=No,scrollbars=Yes,width=600,height=500");
    }
}