function validate(form) { if (form.email.value == "") { alert("Please enter your email address!!"); form.email.focus(); return false; } if (form.email.value.indexOf("@") != "-1" && form.email.value.indexOf(".") != "-1" && form.email.value != "") { return true; } else { alert("Unable to validate your email address\n\nPlease chek your email address is entered correctly and try again!"); form.email.focus(); return false; } return true; }