function getmessages() {
   	var guestbook_msgs = "";
   	var updates_msgs = "";
   			 
	new Ajax.Request('litonoreen/web/ui/getmessages.html',
	  {
	    method:'get',
	    onSuccess: function(transport){
	      var response = transport.responseText || "no messages";
		      guestbook_msgs = response;
   			  $("wedsite").jsmsgs(guestbook_msgs, "gb");
  				    },
				    onFailure: function(){ window.status='error detected' }
	  });      
	/*
	  new Ajax.Request('web/weblog.php?path=xml/showxml.html',
	  {
	    method:'get',
	    onSuccess: function(transport){
	      updates_msgs = transport.responseText || "no messages";
   			  $("wedsite").jsmsgs(updates_msgs, "up");
  				    },
				    onFailure: function(){ window.status='error detected' }
	 });
	*/		  			
}