function MFGetCookieVal (offset) {
	var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf (";", offset);
	if (endstr == -1)
	endstr = document.cookie.length;
	return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, endstr));
}
function MFGetCookie (name) {
	var arg = name + "=";
	var alen = arg.length;
	var clen = document.cookie.length;
	var i = 0;
	while (i < clen) {
		var j = i + alen;
		if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg)
		return MFGetCookieVal (j);
		i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1;
		if (i == 0) break;
	}
	return null;
}

function MFmailstatus(){
	var mailStat = MFGetCookie('subscribestatus');
	var mailStat2 = MFGetCookie('subscribeaction');
	var returnVal = "";
	if (mailStat == 'active') {
		returnVal = "You are currently subscribed.";
	}
	if (mailStat2 == 'TRUE') {
		returnVal = "Thanks!  You're on our list.";
	}
	if (mailStat == 'inactive') {
		returnVal = "You are not currently subscribed.";
	}
	return returnVal;
}