public static bool LoginToYAF(string username, string password, string email, out string cookieUserID)
    {
        cookieUserID = null;

        // login to the Yet Another Forum system...
        string sPassword = FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile(password, "md5");
        object userID = yaf.DB.user_login(1, username, sPassword);

        if (userID == DBNull.Value)
        {
            // user doesn't exist in forum yet... let's add this user to the forum...

            yaf.AdminPage yadmPage = new yaf.AdminPage();
            if (yaf.DB.user_register(yadmPage, 1, username, password, email, "", "", "-300", false))
            {
                // must login user to get proper id for cookie...
                userID = yaf.DB.user_login(1, username, sPassword);
            }
            else
            {
                // could not register...
            }
        }


        if (userID != DBNull.Value)
        {
            // successful login!

            // YAF cookie user ID is <userID>;<boardNum>;<username>
            cookieUserID = String.Format("{0};{1};{2}", userID, 1, username); // note the hard-coded board num...
            return true;
        }
        else
        {
            // problem logging into forum
            return false;
        }
    }