function email_check(address) { re = /^[^.]+(\.[^.]+)*@([^.]+[.])+[a-z]{2,3}$/; return address.search(re) == 0; } function email_form_check() { var email_ok = email_check(self.document.forms.f.email.value); if (! email_ok) { alert("Please enter valid e-mail address."); } return email_ok; }