function alertSignup(){
	//VARIABLES
	var send_email = escape(document.getElementById("form_email").value);
	
	//AJAX PROCESSING
	try{ ajaxRequest = new XMLHttpRequest(); } catch (e){ try{ ajaxRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e) { try{ ajaxRequest = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); } catch (e){ alert("AJAX request cannot be made!"); return false; } } }
	
	//CREATE A NEW FUNCTION THAT WILL RECIEVE DATA FROM THE SERVER
	ajaxRequest.onreadystatechange = function(){
		if(ajaxRequest.readyState == 4){
			document.getElementById("message_area").innerHTML = ajaxRequest.responseText;
		}
	}
	
	//VARIABLES
	var variableData = "?email="+send_email;
	
	ajaxRequest.open("GET", "process_email.php" + variableData, true);
	ajaxRequest.send(null);
}