some serious new feature implementation:

- cookie-based persistent logins
- expanded activity reporting
- "top" and "fixed" left menus are now dynamically generated from XML config,
  not hard coded
- error reporting enhanced and protection increased
- "About Venice" page first draft
- new means of "framing" static content within the Venice "frame"
- base page now includes the "footer" itself, "content" pages don't anymore
- general cleanup of some heavyweight old containers, replaced with faster
  Collections framework containers
- probably more, there's a LOT of stuff in here

web/format/sigwelcome.jsp

@@ -33,4 +33,3 @@
   has elected to provide.  Enjoy your membership!<P>
   <DIV ALIGN=CENTER><A HREF="<%= data.getEntryURL(rdat) %>">Enter SIG</A></DIV>
 </FONT>
-<% rdat.writeFooter(out); %>