startList = function() {
        if (document.all&&document.getElementsByTagName) {

		var ULs = document.getElementsByTagName("UL");

		for (z = 0; z< ULs.length; z++) {

			// qualifying id names
			if((ULs[z].id == "navlist") || (ULs[z].id.substr(0,8) == "channel_")) {
	
		                navRoot = ULs[z];
        		        for (i=0; i<navRoot.childNodes.length; i++) {
                		        node = navRoot.childNodes[i];
                        		if (node.nodeName=="LI") {
	                        	        node.onmouseover=function() {
	        	                                this.className+=" over";
        	        	                }
                	        	        node.onmouseout=function() {
	                	                        this.className=this.className.replace(" over", "");
        	                	        }
	                	        }
		                }
			}
		}
        }
}