function ie6CookieCheck() 
{	
	/*------------------------------
	Check if a cookie has been set 
	------------------------------*/
	if (document.cookie.length > 0)
	{		
		if(document.cookie.indexOf("ie6Notice") == -1)
		{
			/*------------------------------
			Check user has hidden notice. If not show it. 
			------------------------------*/
			ie6Notice();
		}
	}
}
function ie6Notice() 
{		
	/*------------------------------
	Set variables
	------------------------------*/		
	var head, body, noticeDiv, noticeParagraph, noticeText, ie6css, hideText, hideLink, hideParagraph;

	/*------------------------------
	Check getElementsByTagName support
	------------------------------*/
	if(!document.getElementsByTagName) { return; }

	/*------------------------------
	Get head element
	------------------------------*/
	head = document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0];
	if (!head) { return;}
	
	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert CSS link into head
	------------------------------*/
	ie6Css = document.createElement('link');
	ie6Css.setAttribute("rel", "stylesheet");
	ie6Css.setAttribute("href", "http://shapeshed.github.com/ie6-notice/css/ie6_notice.css");
	ie6Css.setAttribute("type", "text/css");	
	ie6Css.setAttribute("media", "screen");	

	head.appendChild(ie6Css); 
	
	/*------------------------------
	Get body element
	------------------------------*/
	body = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
	if (!body) { return;}
	
	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert notice div
	------------------------------*/
	noticeDiv = document.createElement('div');
	noticeDiv.id = "ie6-notice";
	body.appendChild(noticeDiv); 

	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert notice paragraph
	------------------------------*/
	noticeParagraph = document.createElement('p');
	noticeParagraph.id = "ie6-text";
	noticeDiv.appendChild(noticeParagraph);
	
	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert notice text
	------------------------------*/
	noticeText = 'You appear to be browsing this site using Internet Explorer 6. This browser is now out of date. Parts of the site may not function properly.  We recommend using <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.apple.com/safari/">Safari</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome">Chrome</a>, or <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/">Internet Explorer 9</a>  ';
	noticeParagraph.innerHTML=noticeText;

	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert hide paragraph
	------------------------------*/	
	hideParagraph = document.createElement('p');
	hideParagraph.id = "ie6-hide-notice";
	noticeDiv.appendChild(hideParagraph);

	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert hide link
	------------------------------*/	
	hideLink = document.createElement('a');
	hideLink.setAttribute("href", "#");	
	hideParagraph.appendChild(hideLink);
			
	/*------------------------------
	Create and insert hide text
	------------------------------*/
	hideText = document.createTextNode('Hide this message');
	hideLink.appendChild(hideText);
	
	hideParagraph.onclick = function()
	{
		var today = new Date(); 
		var expiry = new Date(today.getTime() + 30 * 86400 * 1000);
		document.cookie = name + "=" + "ie6Notice" + "; expires=" + expiry.toGMTString() + "; path=/"; 
		noticeDiv.style.display="none";
		ie6Css.removeAttribute("href");
		ie6css = null;
		noticeDiv = null;
		return false;
	}
		
}
ie6CookieCheck();