answer:

1. yes
2. /libs/ubbthreads.inc.php - specifically send_header routine
3. /templates/default/header.tpl - display the $user crap setup by send_header
4. *poof* done
5. level of difficulty (easy for a ubbt coder, easy for a copy/paster, medium to brutal for a non-coder with no instructions)

if i find the time, i can post it specifically over @ ubbdev. right now i'm a little beezee.

wink