function formValidatorContact()
{

  // check to see if the field is blank
  if (document.form.name_from.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter your name.");
    document.form.name_from.focus();
    return (false);
  }

 // test if valid email address, must have @ and .
  var checkEmail = "@.";
  var checkStr = document.form.email_from.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("Please enter a valid email address.");
    document.form.email_from.focus();
    return (false);
  }

  // check to see if the field is blank
  if (document.form.Message.value == "")
  {
    alert("Please enter a message.");
    document.form.Message.focus();
    return (false);
  }

}