function checkMail (form) { var emailAdres = form.email.value; valid = new RegExp("^[a-zA-Z0-9]+([.]?[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)*[@]([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+[.])+([a-z]{2,4})$").exec(emailAdres); if(!valid) { alert( "Vul een geldig email adres in" ); form.email.focus(); return false; } return true; }