my question is as follows... i need to find out the best way to program a script (batch file, etc.) that upon execution, launches internet explorer, navigates to a certain site (in this case an email login page), and proceeds to enter login information... bringing up access to the site. i already have the 'start http://emailsite.com' part started, but need advice on the best way to auto-login... and then execute a java command, such as delete email marked as spam... yea, i know this is becoming more complicated as i go through it, but this is what i'm looking at accomplishing. i'm planning a vacation and want to create a batch file (or whatever) on my brother's desktop, so that it will auto-login to my email and delete marked items by issuing a delete command automatically... don't want my password given out. the email site is java based. thanks for any help in advance!