function copy_clip(meintext)
{
 if (window.clipboardData) 
   {
   // the IE-manier
   window.clipboardData.setData("Text", meintext);  
   }
   else if (window.netscape) 
   {    
   // you have to sign the code to enable this, or see notes below 
   netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege('UniversalXPConnect');
   var clip = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/widget/clipboard;1'].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard);
   if (!clip) return;
   var trans = Components.classes['@mozilla.org/widget/transferable;1'].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsITransferable);
   if (!trans) return;
   trans.addDataFlavor('text/unicode');
   var str = new Object();
   var len = new Object();
   var str = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/supports-string;1"].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsISupportsString);
   var copytext=meintext;
   str.data=copytext;
   trans.setTransferData("text/unicode",str,copytext.length*2);
   var clipid=Components.interfaces.nsIClipboard;
   if (!clip) return false;
   clip.setData(trans,null,clipid.kGlobalClipboard);
   }
   alert("Following info was copied to your clipboard:\n\n" + meintext+"\n\nPlease be aware that some web browsers prevent automatic copying of text.");
   return false;
}
function getPassWPass () {
	//just to move a lot os JS away from having to be inline
	if (document.getElementById('location2').value != 0) {
	javascript:sndReq('getPass', document.getElementById('location2').value, document.getElementById('myPass').value);
	}
	else {
	javascript:sndReq('getPass', document.getElementById('location1').value, document.getElementById('myPass').value);
	}
}
function isSpecial (my_var) {
	var the_length=my_var.length;
	if (the_length < 3) rtrn = true; //We can't make a complex password out of less than the characters
	else var rtrn = false;
	for (i=0;i<= the_length;i++) {
		var a=my_var.charAt('a');
		if (a == '<' || a == '>' || a == '.' ||a == ',' || a == '_' || a == '!' || a == ';' || a == ':' || a == '@' || a == '#' || a == '%' || a == '^' || a == '&' || a == '*' || a == '(' || a == ')' || a == '?' || a == '-' || a == '+' || a == '=' || a == '[' || a == ']' || a == '{' || a == '}') {			rtrn = true;
		}
		if (rtrn == true) break;
	}	
return rtrn;
}