i want a shoutbox on my site but i want to make it only for people who have the logged in cookie, if not put a log-in link instead....
how would i go about getting code that did this:

if cookie is there show form to post on shoutbox
if cookie is not there show link "you must be registered, log in now"
the forum is hosted on a different server to te shoutbox.

Thanks for any help.

i have the shoutbox, i just want the code to check the cookie etc

I need a shoutbox =/

hotscripts.com - there are some good ones there.
I used one from there (and modified it a lot though :)).

stupid question time: What's a shoutbox?

Amy

Take a look at Razorart.com or Pixeljunction.com.
It's a place where visitors can just post quick messages.
Kinda like a chat.