function validateEmail(emailStr)
   {

var emailPat=/^(.+)@(.+)$/

var specialChars="\\(\\)<>@,;:\\\\\\\"\\.\\[\\]"

var validChars="\[^\\s" + specialChars + "\]"

var quotedUser="(\"[^\"]*\")"

var ipDomainPat=/^\[(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\]$/

var atom=validChars + '+'

var word="(" + atom + "|" + quotedUser + ")"

var userPat=new RegExp("^" + word + "(\\." + word + ")*$")

var domainPat=new RegExp("^" + atom + "(\\." + atom +")*$")


var matchArray=emailStr.match(emailPat)
if (matchArray==null) {

	alert("EMAIL ADDRESS INCORRECT\nEmail address seems incorrect (Please check @ and .'s)")
	document.frm.fld_forgot_password_email_1.select();
	return false
}
var user=matchArray[1]
var domain=matchArray[2]


if (user.match(userPat)==null) {

    alert("EMAIL ADDRESS INCORRECT\nThe username doesn't seem to be valid.")
	document.frm.fld_forgot_password_email_1.select();
    return false
}


var IPArray=domain.match(ipDomainPat)
if (IPArray!=null) {

	  for (var i=1;i<=4;i++) {
	    if (IPArray[i]>255) {
	        alert("EMAIL ADDRESS INCORRECT\nDestination IP address is invalid!")
			document.frm.fld_forgot_password_email_1.select();
		return false
	    }
    }
    return true
}


var domainArray=domain.match(domainPat)
if (domainArray==null) {
	alert("EMAIL ADDRESS INCORRECT\nThe domain name doesn't seem to be valid.")
	document.frm.fld_forgot_password_email_1.select();
    return false
}


var atomPat=new RegExp(atom,"g")
var domArr=domain.match(atomPat)
var len=domArr.length
if (domArr[domArr.length-1].length<2 ||
    domArr[domArr.length-1].length>3) {
   alert("EMAIL ADDRESS INCORRECT\nThe address must end in a three-letter domain, or two letter country.")
   document.frm.fld_forgot_password_email_1.select();
   return false
}

if (len<2) {
   var errStr="EMAIL ADDRESS INCORRECT\nThis address is missing a hostname!"
   alert(errStr)
   document.frm.fld_forgot_password_email_1.select();
   return false
}

return true;
}