		today=new Date();
		y0=today.getFullYear();
		
		function clearText(thefield){
		if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value)
		thefield.value = ""
		} 
		
		
function formvalidation(thisform)
							{
								with (thisform)
								{
									if ( realname.value == "" )
									{
										alert( "Please enter your name before continuing" );
										return false;
									}
									
									else if ( email.value == "" )
									{
										alert( "Please enter your email before continuing" );
										return false;
									}
									else if ( email.value != "" )
									{
										if ( !validateEmail( email.value ) )
										{
											alert( "Please enter a valid email address" );
											return false;
										}
									}					
								}
							}
							function validateEmail(str) 
							{
									var at="@"
									var dot="."
									var lat=str.indexOf(at)
									var lstr=str.length
									var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)
									if (str.indexOf(at)==-1)
										return false;

									if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr)
										return false;
									
									if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr)
										return false;
									
									if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1)
										return false;

									if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot)
										return false;
									
									if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1)
										return false;
									
									if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1)
										return false;
									
 									return true;			
								}