function valEmail(theAddress){
   //checks for a vaild email
   // returns 1 for invalid addresses
   // returns 0 for valid addresses
   var atCnt
   var chkEmail = 0

//chk length
if(theAddress.length < 5)chkEmail = 1
 
  	else if(theAddress.search(/@/)==-1) chkEmail = 1
 
  else if(theAddress.search(/\./)==-1)   chkEmail = 1
 

 
   // has no "_" after the "@"
 else if(theAddress.search(/_/) != -1 && theAddress.search(/_/) > theAddress.search("@"))  chkEmail = 1

 	 else 
     // has only one "@"
 atCnt = 0
      for (i=1; i<=theAddress.length; i++){

   	if(theAddress.slice(i,i+1) == "@" )atCnt = atCnt + 1;
       
     }
 
   if(atCnt > 1)   chkEmail = 1
      

      return(chkEmail);
}

function valLogin(){
var strErrorMsg = ""

var f = new Object(document.frmLoginNew);

if(f.name.value=="")strErrorMsg +="Please Enter your Name\n";
if(f.password.value.length < 4)strErrorMsg +="Please enter a password, length 4 to 8 charachters\n";
if(valEmail(f.email.value)==1)strErrorMsg +="Please enter a valid e-mail address";


if(strErrorMsg!=""){
			window.alert("The following errors need correcting:\n" + strErrorMsg);
			document.ok = false;
		}else{
			document.ok = true;
}
}