function ValidateEMail( name)
	{
	
		if (name=="")
			return false;
	
	
		var badchars="<> ;,'!#$%^&*()+=/\\?";
		
		for (var i=0; i < name.length; i++)
		{
			temp = "" +name.substring(i, i+1);
			if (badchars.indexOf(temp) != -1)
			{
				return false;
			}
						
		}
		
		var arr;
			
		arr = name.split('@');
		
		// check for 1 and only 1 @ sign
		if (arr.length != 2)
			return false;
		
		// check for blank before or after @
		if ((arr[0] == "") || (arr[1] == ""))
			return false;
		
		// check for dot at first or last position
		if ((arr[1].charAt(0) == '.') ||
			(arr[1].charAt(arr[1].length-1) == '.'))
			return false;
			
		if ((arr[0].charAt(0) == '.') ||
			(arr[0].charAt(arr[0].length-1) == '.'))
			return false;
			
		// check to make sure top level domain > 1 char					
		if ((arr[1].indexOf('.') > arr[1].length-3) || (arr[1].indexOf('.') == -1))
			return false;
		
		// check for ..
		if (name.indexOf("..") > 0)
			return false;
		
		// check for valid top level domain or a 2 letter country code
		var tld;
		tld = arr[1].substring(arr[1].lastIndexOf('.'));

		if ((tld.length < 3) || (tld.length > 5))		
			{
				return false;
			}
				
		return true;
	}