function trim(s) {
	return s.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/, '');
}

function validateEmail(fld) {
	var tfld = trim(fld.value);
	var emailFilter = /^[^@]+@[^@.]+\.[^@]*\w\w$/ ;
	var illegalChars= /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\\\"\[\]]/ ;

	if (!emailFilter.test(tfld) || fld.value.match(illegalChars)) {
		return false;
	}
	return true;
}