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_contact').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('shoutboxAreaContact').innerHTML = data;
                                  }
}