function checkEmail(aForm)
{
		// Disable the login button
		aForm.request.disabled = true;

		// validate empty field

		// var nonoChars = "*|,\":<>[]{}`\';()&$#%";
		nonoChars = "\"`\'&$#%\\";
		var iNonoLength = nonoChars.length;

		// email
		if (aForm.new_email.value == "")
		{
				alert("The Email field can not be empty.\n Please try again.");
				aForm.new_email.focus();
				aForm.request.disabled = false;
				return false;
		}

    // email
		if (aForm.new_email.value.indexOf("@") < 0)
		{
				alert("Invalid Email, please try again.");
				aForm.new_email.focus();
				aForm.request.disabled = false;
				return false;
		}

		// all is well, so return TRUE to do submit form
		return true;

} // end of checkEmail()