i think he's talking about just having a countdown on one page, then redirecting you to another. that would work, and hang on i'll look for an example....
**edit:
here's a javascript solution i found on filefront.com:
Code:
<script>
var counter = 20;
function countdown() {
if (counter > 0)
{
counter--;
document.getElementById('counter_text').innerHTML = counter;
document.getElementById('counter_text2').innerHTML = counter;
setTimeout("countdown()",1000);
}
}
</script>