function echeck(str) {

		var at="@"
		var dot="."
		var lat=str.indexOf(at)
		var lstr=str.length
		var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)
		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1){
		   alert("Invalid e-mail address!")
		   return false
		}

		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
		   alert("Invalid e-mail address!")
		   return false
		}

		if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		    alert("Invalid e-mail address!")
		    return false
		}

		 if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
		    alert("Invalid e-mail address!")
		    return false
		 }

		 if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
		    alert("Invalid e-mail address!")
		    return false
		 }

		 if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
		    alert("Invalid e-mail address!")
		    return false
		 }
		
		 if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		    alert("Invalid e-mail address!")
		    return false
		 }

 		 return true					
	}

function validateForm(){

  if(document.submitstory.title.value == "")
    {
      alert('Please enter a title for your story!');
      return false;
    }

  if(document.submitstory.companyname.value == "")
    {
      alert('Please enter the Rip Off Company name!');
      return false;
    }

  if(document.submitstory.story.value == "")
    {
      alert('Please enter your story!');
      return false;
    }

  if(document.submitstory.name.value == "")
    {
      alert('Please enter your name!');
      return false;
    }

  if(document.submitstory.city.value == "")
    {
      alert('Please enter your city!');
      return false;
    }

  if(document.submitstory.state.value == "")
    {
      alert('Please enter your state!');
      return false;
    }

	var emailID=document.submitstory.emailaddress
	
	if ((emailID.value==null)||(emailID.value=="")){
		alert("Please enter your e-mail address!")
		emailID.focus()
		return false
	}
	if (echeck(emailID.value)==false){
		emailID.value=""
		emailID.focus()
		return false
	}

  if(document.submitstory.captcha1.value != "18")
    {
      alert('Please try again!');
      document.submitstory.captcha1.value = ""
      document.submitstory.captcha1.focus()
      return false;
    }

  if(document.submitstory.captcha2.value != "")
    {
      alert('Please try again!');
      return false;
    }
    return true
 }