function validateForm() 
{
 var okSoFar=true
 with (document.rhmailer)
 {
  var foundAt = email.value.indexOf("@",0)
  if (foundAt < 1 && okSoFar)
  {
    okSoFar = false
    alert ("please enter a valid email address")
    email.focus()
  }
  var e1 = email.value
  var e2 = email2.value
  if (!(e1==e2) && okSoFar)
  {
    okSoFar = false
    alert ("email addresses you entered do not match")
    email.focus()
  }
  if (themessage.value=="" && okSoFar)
  {
    okSoFar=false
    alert("please enter a message.")
    themessage.focus()
  }
  if (okSoFar==true)  submit();
 }
}