function RequestObject() {
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
		return new XMLHttpRequest();
	} else if(window.ActiveXObject) {
		return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	} else {
		alert("Ihr Browser unterstützt diese Funktion leider nicht.");
	}
}

var connect = RequestObject();

function storeText()
{
	if (connect.readyState == 4 || connect.readyState == 0) {
		var data = escape(document.getElementById('shout_text').value);
		connect.open("GET", 'shoutbox.php?message=' + data, true);
		connect.onreadystatechange = getResponse;
		connect.send(null);
	}
}
	
function getResponse() {
	if (connect.readyState == 4) {
		var data = connect.responseText;
		document.getElementById('shoutboxArea').innerHTML = data;
	}
}