<script type="text/javascript">
function validate_email(field, alerttxt) {
with (field) {
apos = value.indexOf("@")
dotpos = value.lastIndexOf(".")
if (apos < 1 || dotpos - apos < 2)
{ alert(alerttxt); return false }
else { return true }
}
}
function validate_form(thisform) {
with (thisform) {
if (validate_email(email, "Not a valid e-mail address!") == false)
{ email.focus(); return false }
}
}
</script>
<form action=""onsubmit="return validate_form(this);" method="post">
Email: <input type="text" name="email" size="30">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>