// JavaScript Document
function validate_email(){
	var frm = document.directcredit;
	var msg = '';
	var allesgut = true;
	var email_checkchar1=frm.email.value.indexOf("@");
	var email_checkchar2=frm.email.value.lastIndexOf(".");

	if(frm.email.value.length==0){
		msg = msg+"You have to enter an email to proceed. Please do so.\n";
		allesgut = false;
	}else{
		if(email_checkchar1==-1 || email_checkchar2==-1 || email_checkchar2 < email_checkchar1){
			msg = msg+"The email you entered does not appear to be a valid email. Please enter the correct email.\n";
			allesgut = false;
		}
	}
	if(!allesgut){
		alert(msg);
		return false;
	}else{
		return true;
	}
}