CSS Outerglow

[cursed]

Alot of people use outerglow using photoshop. However, does anyone know how to do this effect efficiently? Besides applying the image to left up down right.

If there was a way to do this in javascript or in css (besides css3) please do tell.

Thanks in advance.

cursed.

[boogyman]

have you tried doing some fancy border? messing with the opacity?