function ValidateForm(s) {
    doSubmit=new Boolean()
    doSubmit=true

// check to see if the  name field is blank
	if (contact.name.value == ""){
		alert("You must enter your name.");
		contact.name.focus();
		return (false)
	}

// check if email field is blank
	if (contact.email.value == "")
		{
		alert("Please enter an e-mail address.");
		contact.email.focus();
		return (false)
		}
	
// test if valid email address, must have @ and .
	var checkEmail = "@.";
	var checkStr = contact.email.value;
	var EmailValid = false;
	var EmailAt = false;
	var EmailPeriod = false;
	for (i = 0;  i < checkStr.length;  i++)
	{
	ch = checkStr.charAt(i);
	for (j = 0;  j < checkEmail.length;  j++)
		{
		if (ch == checkEmail.charAt(j) && ch == "@")
			EmailAt = true;
		if (ch == checkEmail.charAt(j) && ch == ".")
			EmailPeriod = true;
		if (EmailAt && EmailPeriod)
		  break;
		if (j == checkEmail.length)
		  break;
		}
	// if both the @ and . were in the string
		if (EmailAt && EmailPeriod)
			{
			EmailValid = true;
		  break;
		 }
	}
	if (!EmailValid)
	{
	alert("The e-mail Address you provided does not appear to be valid.");
	contact.email.focus();
	return (false)
	}

// check if email field is blank
	if (contact.comments.value == "")
		{
		alert("Please enter your comments.");
		contact.comments.focus();
		return (false)
		}
	
	return (true);
    return doSubmit
}