function externalLinks() {
 if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return;
 var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
 for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++) {
   var anchor = anchors[i];
   if (anchor.getAttribute("href") &&
       anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external")
     anchor.target = "_blank";
 }
}

// window.onload = externalLinks;

function addEvent(obj, evType, fn){
 if (obj.addEventListener){
   obj.addEventListener(evType, fn, true);
   return true;
 } else if (obj.attachEvent){
   var r = obj.attachEvent("on"+evType, fn);
   return r;
 } else {
   return false;
 }
}

addEvent(window, 'load', externalLinks);


//New-Window Links in a Standards-Compliant World
//By Kevin Yank