stopping the looping

Hi O Learned ones,

After looking many scripts, ranging from simple to "no way I could =
comprehend it", I came up with something that does redirect browsers to =
the page I want them to go to, but it keeps looping.
This is what I came up with:

<script language=3D"JavaScript">

function whatBrowser()
                   { var browserName =3D navigator.appName;
      browserVer =3D parseInt ( navigator.appVersion );

 name =3D "0";
 if ( browserName =3D=3D "Netscape" && browserVer >=3D 4.7 ) name=3D"1";
 if ( browserName =3D=3D "Microsoft Internet Explorer" && browserVer =
>=3D4 ) name=3D"2";
 if ( browserName =3D=3D "Netscape" && browserVer < 4.7 )name=3D"3";
 if ( browserName =3D=3D "Microsoft Internet Explorer" && browserVer <4 =
)name=3D"4";
 if ( browserName !=3D "Microsoft Internet Explorer" && browserName !=3D =
"Netscape") name=3D"5";
if ( browserName =3D=3D "Opera" ) name=3D"6";=20
    if (name =3D=3D "1")
    location.href=3D(http://everythingemail.tripod.com/hoaxes.html");
    if (name =3D=3D "2")
     location.href=3D("http://everythingemail.tripod.com/hoaxes.html");
    else
      if (name =3D=3D "3")
 location.href=3D("http://everythingemail.tripod.com/vanilla.html");
      else
   if (name =3D=3D "4")
   location.href=3D("http://everythingemail.tripod.com/vanilla.html");
  if (name =
=3D=3D"5")location.href=3D("http://everythingemail.tripod.com/vanilla.htm=
l");
  else
    if (name =3D=3D "6")
 location.href=3D("http://everythingemail.tripod.com/vanilla.html");
}
</script>


I had figured to put this script in the head with a body onLoad =
function...changing the URL from "hoaxes" to whatever page I was on, but =
the browser is directed to the page it is already on, so it's looping. =
(In an odd way I am at least glad it works somewhat <S>)  How can I tell =
it to just stay where it is & stop trying to reload the page again & =
again?
I want to use this script on every page...just changing the URL for the =
updated browsers, or a reasonable facsimile of this.
Needless to say...the page in question is at: =
http://everythingemail.tripod.com/hoaxes.html=20

Also...for a <noscript> tag for non-script-enabled browsers...I do want =
this to be the first thing right after the initial BODY tag...or do I =
not?

Any help as always very much appreciated!
(This is what I get for trying to do this myself!)

much alohas from Oahu ...
Lady Wistfulee
--"Tell me and I forget.=20
Show me and I remember.=20
Involve me and I learn."=20

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