function joinmailinglist(){

	var host = "http://hot-4-u.org/site/wp-content/themes/default/";
	//alert("joining");
   	//var form = $("#mailing_form");
	//alert(jQuery("#mailing_form input[name='email']").val());
	  var email = document.getElementById('mailing_form').email.value;
      if(email == ""){valid = false;}
      var at = email.indexOf('@');
      var dot = email.lastIndexOf('.');
      var valid = true;
      valid = (at && dot);
      if (at > dot) {valid = false;}
  if(valid > 0){
	var action = host+'register.php?email='+jQuery("#mailing_form input[name='email']").val();
	//alert(action);
//	var serializedForm = form.serialize();
	jQuery.post(action,function(data){
	//{
	//alert(data);
//		$("#signup_error").html(data);
	});
}
		jQuery("#signup_error").html("You have joined the mailing list successfully");
		jQuery("#mailing_form input[name='email']").val("Enter your email");

    //$('signup_error').update("");
      //var parms=$('mailing_form').serialize(false);
/*
      var email = document.getElementById('mailing_form').email.value;
      if(email == ""){valid = false;}
      var at = email.indexOf('@');
      var dot = email.lastIndexOf('.');
      var valid = true;
      valid = (at && dot);
      if (at > dot) {valid = false;}
      
      if(valid > 0){
     alert("1");
     var myAjax = new Ajax.Updater('signup_error',host+'register.php?email='+document.getElementById('mailing_form').email.value,{
    onSuccess:function(response){
    document.getElementById('mailing_form').email.value = 'Enter your email';
    return false;
      }
    });
alert("2");
    return false;
    }else{//$('signup_error').update("Incorrect information. Please enter again.");return false;
}
    */
}