function mailIt(form) {
  var data = document.mailForm;
  var userInfo = data.emailaddress.value;
  var validate = ValidateForm(userInfo);
  if (validate) {  
    form.action += "mailto:bcac.newsletter@gov.bc.ca&body="+userInfo;
  }
  return true;
  
  //bcac.newsletter@gov.bc.ca
  
}

function echeck(str) {

		var at="@"
		var dot="."
		var lat=str.indexOf(at)
		var lstr=str.length
		var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)
		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1){
		   alert("Please enter valid email address")
		   return false
		}

		if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
		   alert("Please enter valid email address")
		   return false
		}

		if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		    alert("Please enter valid email address")
		    return false
		}

		 if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
		    alert("Please enter valid email address")
		    return false
		 }

		 if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
		    alert("Please enter valid email address")
		    return false
		 }

		 if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
		    alert("Please enter valid email address")
		    return false
		 }
		
		 if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		    alert("Please enter valid email address")
		    return false
		 }

 		 return true					
	}
	
function ValidateForm(myemail){
	var emailID=myemail;
	
	if ((emailID==null)||(emailID=="")){
		alert("Please enter valid email address")
		return false
	}
	if (echeck(emailID)==false){
		return false
	}
	return true
 }