function confirmLink(theLink, bericht)
{
    // Confirmation is not required in the configuration file
    // or browser is Opera (crappy js implementation)
   // if (confirmMsg == '' || typeof(window.opera) != 'undefined') {
   //     return true;
    //}
    var is_confirmed = confirm(bericht);
    if (is_confirmed) {
        theLink.href += '&is_js_confirmed=1';
    }

    return is_confirmed;
} // end of the 'confirmLink()' function