/**
 * checks if the browser has cookies enabled.
 * 
 * @return boolean
 * true if cookies are enabled false otherwise.
 */
function test_cookies()
{
	var cookieEnabled=(navigator.cookieEnabled)? true : false

	//if not IE4+ nor NS6+
	if (typeof navigator.cookieEnabled=="undefined" && !cookieEnabled){ 
		cookieEnabled=(document.cookie.indexOf("referral_path")!=-1)? true : false
	}
	
	return cookieEnabled;
}