//©2000 Jersey Cow Software Co., Inc.

//Validates if a use provided email address consists of valid email parts.
function ecValidateEmail(string) {
	if (string.length > 256										//too long, usually restriced by db
		|| string.match(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_@\-\.]/)					//not accepted characters
		|| string.indexOf(".") < 0								//no .
		|| string.indexOf("@") < 0								//no @
		|| string.match(/@.*@/)									//too many @s
		|| string.lastIndexOf(".") < string.lastIndexOf("@")	//no . after @
		|| string.match(/\.\.|\.@|@\.|^@|@$|^\.|\.$/)) 			//.., .@, @., start/end w/ . or @
	{
		alert ("Your Email Address is invalid. Please try again.");
		return false;
	} else return true; 
}


function ecValidateEmailNoMsg(string) {
	if (string.length > 256										//too long, usually restriced by db
		|| string.match(/[^a-zA-Z0-9_@\-\.]/)					//not accepted characters
		|| string.indexOf(".") < 0								//no .
		|| string.indexOf("@") < 0								//no @
		|| string.match(/@.*@/)									//too many @s
		|| string.lastIndexOf(".") < string.lastIndexOf("@")	//no . after @
		|| string.match(/\.\.|\.@|@\.|^@|@$|^\.|\.$/)) 			//.., .@, @., start/end w/ . or @
	{
		return false;
	} else return true; 
}