simple way to do maxlength for textarea in html4 is:
<textarea cols="60" rows="5" onkeypress="if (this.value.length > 100) { return false; }"></textarea>
Change the "100" to however many characters you want
<textarea cols="60" rows="5" onkeypress="if (this.value.length > 100) { return false; }"></textarea>
Change the "100" to however many characters you want
