function emailCheck (emailStr) {
	var emailPat=/^(.+)@(.+)$/;
	var specialChars="\\(\\)<>@,;:\\\\\\\"\\.\\[\\]";
	var validChars="\[^\\s" + specialChars + "\]";
	var quotedUser="(\"[^\"]*\")";
	var ipDomainPat=/^\[(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\]$/;
	var atom=validChars + '+';
	var word="(" + atom + "|" + quotedUser + ")";
	var userPat=new RegExp("^" + word + "(\\." + word + ")*$");
	var domainPat=new RegExp("^" + atom + "(\\." + atom +")*$");
	var matchArray=emailStr.match(emailPat);
	if (matchArray==null) {
		alert("Email address seems incorrect (check @ and .'s)");
		return false;
	}
	var user=matchArray[1];
	var domain=matchArray[2];
	if (user.match(userPat)==null) {
	    alert("The username doesn't seem to be valid.");
	    return false;
	}
	var IPArray=domain.match(ipDomainPat);
	if (IPArray!=null) {
		  for (var i=1;i<=4;i++) {
		    if (IPArray[i]>255) {
		        alert("Destination IP address is invalid!");
			return false;
		    }
	    }
	    return true;
	}
	var domainArray=domain.match(domainPat);
	if (domainArray==null) {
		alert("The domain name doesn't seem to be valid.");
	    return false;
	}
	var atomPat=new RegExp(atom,"g");
	var domArr=domain.match(atomPat);
	var len=domArr.length;
	if ((domArr[domArr.length-1] != "info") &&
		(domArr[domArr.length-1] != "name") &&
		(domArr[domArr.length-1] != "arpa") &&
		(domArr[domArr.length-1] != "coop")) {
			if (domArr[domArr.length-1].length<2 || 
		    	domArr[domArr.length-1].length>3) {
			   		alert("The address must end in a three-letter domain, or two letter country.");
			   		return false;
			}
	}
	if (len<2) {
	   var errStr="This address is missing a hostname!";
	   alert(errStr);
	   return false;
	}
	return true;
	}
	function UPTvalidateform(thisform)
	{
		if (thisform.emma_member_email.value==""){	
			alert("Please enter a value for Email");
			return(true);
		}
		if (thisform.emma_member_name_first.value==""){	
			alert("Please enter a value for First Name");
			return(true);
		}
		if (thisform.emma_member_name_last.value==""){	
			alert("Please enter a value for Last Name");
			return(true);
		}
		if (emailCheck(thisform.email.value))
		{	
			
			return false;
		}
		else
		{
			return true;
		}
	}