// Kindler Chase - www.ncubed.com
// Dan Pastrana - www.fourlevel.com
function n3_xhtmlExternalLinks() { 
	if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return; 
	var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a")
	var anchorsMap = document.getElementsByTagName("area"); 
	var i,j;
	var theLinks;
	for (i=0; i<anchors.length; i++) { 
		theLinks = anchors[i]; 
		if (theLinks.getAttribute("href") && theLinks.getAttribute("rel") == "external") theLinks.target = "_blank"; 
	} 
	for (j=0; j<anchorsMap.length; j++) { 
		theLinks = anchorsMap[j]; 
		if (theLinks.getAttribute("href") && theLinks.getAttribute("title") == "external") theLinks.target = "_blank"; 
	} 
}