function checkEmail (strng) {
var error="";
if (strng == "") {
   error = "You didn't enter an email address.\n";
}

return error;    
}



$(document).ready(function() {
	$(".mailer-form").submit(function(){
		var form = document.forms[1];
		
 		if ($(form.elements['mailer[name]']).hasClass("emptyField")) {
			alert("Please enter your name.");
			$(form.elements['mailer[name]']).focus();
			return false;
		}
		
		if ($(form.elements['mailer[email]']).hasClass("emptyField")) {
			alert("Please enter your e-mail address.");
			$(form.elements['mailer[email]']).focus();
			return false;
		} else {
			var emailFilter=/^.+@.+\..{2,3}$/;
			if (!(emailFilter.test($(form.elements['mailer[email]']).val()))) {
				alert("Please enter a valid e-mail address.");
				$(form.elements['mailer[email]']).focus();
				return false;
			} else {
				var illegalChars= /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\"\[\]]/;
				if ($(form.elements['mailer[email]']).val().match(illegalChars)) {
					alert("The e-mail address contains illegal characters.");
					$(form.elements['mailer[email]']).focus();
					return false;
				}
			}
		}
		
	    
		
		if ($(form.elements['mailer[message]']).hasClass("emptyField")) {
			alert("Please enter a message.");
			$(form.elements['mailer[message]']).focus();
			return false;
		}
		
		if ($(form.elements['mailer[heard_where]']).val() == "") {
			alert("Please select where you found out about us from the drop-down menu.");
			return false;
		}
		return true;
	})
});