function validate(email){

var atPos = email.indexOf("@",1)

var dotPos = email.indexOf(".")

var invChar = "/,;"


	if(email == null || email == ""){

		alert("You must enter an email addess in both fields")

		return false

	} else if(atPos== -1){

		alert("Missing @ symbol")

		return false

	} else if(dotPos == -1){

		alert("Missing the period'.' in your email address")

		return false

	} else if(email !=false){

		for(i=0; i<invChar.length; i++){

			badChar=invChar.charAt(i)

			if(email.indexOf(badChar,0) > -1){

				alert("You have entered an invalid character ' " + badChar + " '")

				return false

			}

		}

	}

	return true
}


function submitMe(form){


	if(!validate(form.youremail.value)){ 

		form.youremail.focus()

		form.youremail.select()

		return false

	} else if(!validate(form.youremail2.value)){

		form.youremail2.focus()

		form.youremail2.select()

		return false

	} else if(form.youremail.value != form.youremail2.value){

		alert("Your email addresses are different, can you check them please!")

		form.youremail.focus()

		return false

	}

	return true
}