function show_progress() 
{
	// showing
	document.getElementById('progress').style.visibility="visible";
}

function hide_progress() 
{
	// hiding
	document.getElementById('progress').style.visibility="hidden";
}

function submit_to_ajax()
{
	var name = document.getElementById('posName').value;
	var email = document.getElementById('posEmail').value;
	var message = document.getElementById('posText').value;	
	
	
	var filter  = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
	if (filter.test(email))
	{
	show_progress();
	http.open('post', 'scripts/mailit.php?name=' + name + '&email=' + email + '&message=' + message + '&secmes=88443322');
	http.onreadystatechange = handleInfo;
	setTimeout("http.send(null)", 2000);

	document.getElementById('posName').value='';
	document.getElementById('posEmail').value='';
	document.getElementById('posText').value='';

	return false;	
	}
	else alert('Please Enter a Valid Email Address');

}

// creates the xml request object
function createRequestObject(){
var obj;
try {
obj = new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP');
}
catch(e){
try {
obj = new XMLHttpRequest();
}
catch(e){
obj = false;
alert('You Must use either Mozilla or Internet Explorer to use this site');
}
}
return obj;
}

var http = createRequestObject(); 



function handleInfo()
{

	if(http.readyState == 4)
	{ 
	hide_progress();

	var response = http.responseText;
	document.getElementById('status').innerHTML = response;
	}
	
}