function popUp(URL) {
    day = new Date();
    id = day.getTime();
    eval("page" + id + " = window.open(URL, '" + id + "', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=yes,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=300,height=250,left = 262,top = 184');");
}
//empties all text from the message box and re-focuses on the message
//box.  This is not the default action.
function clear_message()
{
  document.smetagform.message.value="";
  document.smetagform.message.focus();
  document.smetagform.message.select();
}

function Clear_Last_Message() 
{ 
  document.smetagform.submit();
  setTimeout("clear_message()",200);
  return false;
}