function validEmail(email) {
		invalidChars = " /:,;"
	
		if (email == "") {
			return false
		}
		for (i=0; i<invalidChars.length; i++) {
			badChar = invalidChars.charAt(i)
			if (email.indexOf(badChar,0) > -1) {
			 return false
			}
		}
	
		atPos = email.indexOf("@",1)
		if (atPos == -1) {
			return false
		}
		if (email.indexOf("@",atPos+1) > -1) {
			return false
		}
	
		periodPos = email.indexOf(".",atPos)
		if (periodPos == -1) {
			return false
		}
		if (periodPos+3 > email.length) {
			return false
		}	
		return true
	}
	

// end email validation script

// call on the email validation script
	function submitIt(contact)  {

		if (contact.name.value == "") {
	
			alert("Please enter your name.")
			contact.name.focus()
			contact.name.select()
			return false;
		}
		
		if (contact.email.value == "") {
	
			alert("Please enter your email address.")
			contact.email.focus()
			contact.email.select()
			return false;
		}

		if (!validEmail(contact.email.value)) {
			alert("Please enter a valid email address.")
			contact.email.focus()
			contact.email.select()
			return false;
		}
		
		if (contact.phone.value == "") {
	
			alert("Please enter your phone number.")
			contact.phone.focus()
			contact.phone.select()
			return false;
		}
		
		if (contact.comments.value == "") {
	
			alert("Please enter your comments.")
			contact.comments.focus()
			contact.comments.select()
			return false;
		}
						

	}