OK, Bob, I've twiddled with it a bit but still haven't managed to replace it with something improved.
However... if you return to the site, you'll see that now you shouldn't often get the 'splash page' after your first visit.
John
> However... if you return to the site, you'll see that now > you shouldn't often get the 'splash page' after your > first visit. Actually, testing this now, I see that it doesn't work that well in practice. I'll try and replace this system with a cookie-based one.