in Subs.pl find sub template....

I have GZIP and SSI installed and use the cookie ...



sub template {  
$yycounter=$counterstring;  
 my $gzaccept= $ENV{'HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'}=~/\bgzip\b/ || $gzforce;  
  
#### SSI Center mod start  

 unless ( $ssic_dotemplate eq 'ssic_dotemplate' ) {  



######################################################
  #  Start Cookie Stuff             #################

  $Cdate = $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'};   # Get the Cookie
  $Cdate =~ /Cdate=([^;]*)/;
  $Cdate = $1;
	
					
if ($Cdate ne $mday){           # if Cookie is Not set to today ($mday) check for last IP
 
	
	$yySetCdate = cookie(-name    =>   "Cdate",
				  -value   =>   "$mday",
				  -path    =>   "/",
				  -expires =>   "Sunday, 17-Jan-2038 00:00:00 GMT");
	
	$LastMessageCount = $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'};   # Get the Cookie
  $LastMessageCount =~ /MessageCount=([^;]*)/;
  $LastMessageCount = $1;
	
	$yySetLastMessageCount = cookie(-name    =>   "LastMessageCount",
				  -value   =>   "$LastMessageCount",
				  -path    =>   "/",
				  -expires =>   "Sunday, 17-Jan-2038 00:00:00 GMT");
					
	$yySetMessageCount = cookie(-name    =>   "MessageCount",
				  -value   =>   "$totalm",
				  -path    =>   "/",
				  -expires =>   "Sunday, 17-Jan-2038 00:00:00 GMT");
					
}

########## End today

if ($gzcomp && $gzaccept) {  
  if($yySetCookies1 || $yySetCookies2) { print header(-cookie=>[$yySetCookies1, $yySetCookies2, $yySetCdate, $yySetLastMessageCount, $yySetMessageCount]  
   , 'Content-Encoding' => 'gzip', -charset=>$yycharset   
  ); }  
  else { print header(-status=>'200 OK', -cookie=>[$yySetCdate, $yySetLastMessageCount, $yySetMessageCount] 
   , 'Content-Encoding' => 'gzip', -charset=>$yycharset   
  ); }  
 } else {  
  
  if($yySetCookies1 || $yySetCookies2) { print header(-status=>"200 OK", -cookie=>[$yySetCookies1, $yySetCookies2, $yySetCdate, $yySetLastMessageCount, $yySetMessageCount], -charset=>$yycharset); }  
  else { print header(-status=>"200 OK",  -cookie=>[$yySetCdate, $yySetLastMessageCount, $yySetMessageCount], -charset=>$yycharset); }  
 } 
}  
### SSI Center mod end   





End Subs.pl edits



########## top of BoardIndex somewhere
$LastCount = $ENV{'HTTP_COOKIE'};   # Get the Cookie
  $LastCount =~ /LastMessageCount=([^;]*)/;
  $LastCount = $1;
	
############





# after $totalm is counted...
####  Start piece 2 New Message Count Display  
	$LastMessageCount = $totalm - $LastCount;
#### End Piece 2 New Message Count Display  



#########3    in the info center...

New Forum Messages: $LastMessageCount<br>$ims<br>