url in address bar

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<script language="JavaScript">

The language attribute has been deprecated for years.

<!-- Hide the script from old browsers --

"Hiding" scripts is also a long outdated practice.

function a(txt) {
self.status = txt
}

The status bar is not a toy. There should never be any reason for an author to change its content.

But again, if Javascript is disabled, it's useless ...

It can be useless in any decent browser: changing the status bar through scripts can be disabled.

Mike