function validEmail(email) {
	invalidChars = " /:,;"
	if (email == "") {						// cannot be empty
		return false
	}
	for (i=0; i<invalidChars.length; i++) {	// does it contain any invalid characters?
		badChar = invalidChars.charAt(i)
		if (email.indexOf(badChar,0) > -1) {
			return false
		}
	}
	atPos = email.indexOf("@",1)			// there must be one "@" symbol
	if (atPos == -1) {
		return false
	}
	if (email.indexOf("@",atPos+1) != -1) {	// and only one "@" symbol
		return false
	}
	periodPos = email.indexOf(".",atPos)
	if (periodPos == -1) {					// and at least one "." after the "@"
		return false
	}
	if (periodPos+3 > email.length)	{		// must be at least 2 characters after the "."
		return false
	}
	return true
}

function validateEmail(form){
	form.email.value = Trim(form.email.value);
	if (!validEmail(form.email.value)) {
		alert("Please provide a valid email address.");
		form.email.focus();
		form.email.select();
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}