function ajaxRequest (url) {
	<!--=
	/*@cc_on @*/
	/*@if (@_jscript_version >= 5) 
	try {
	  xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
	} catch (e) {
	  try {
		xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	  } catch (e2) {
		xmlHttp = false;
	  }
	}
	@end @*/
	
	if (!xmlHttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {
	  xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	
	//make sure we have a connection
	if(!xmlHttp) {
		alert("Your browser does not support Ajax. Please email ckruse@textcs.com");
	}
	
	//open the connection
		xmlHttp.open("GET", url, true);
		//results
		xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = emailResult;
		
		//send
		xmlHttp.send(null)

}