function check_email_syntax(email_addy,form_name,change_action) {


if (change_action == 'new_action' && form_name.subject.options.value == 'Add to CherokeeUniforms.com mailing list') {
form_name.action = 'http://www.cherokeeuniforms.com/contact/submit_email.htm';
}

var i = 0;
var the_test = 0;
var testString = email_addy;
var msg_alert= "Please use a valid email address.";


//check email address:
if (testString.length < 8) {
	msg_alert = msg_alert + "\nYour email address is too short to be valid."
	the_test = 1;
}
if ((i = testString.indexOf ("@",1)) < 1) {
	msg_alert = msg_alert + "\nAll email addresses, must include the '@' sign.";
	the_test = 1;
}
if (testString.indexOf (".",i) <= i+2) {
	msg_alert = msg_alert + "\nThere must be at least 2 characters between the '@' sign and the dot '.'";
	the_test = 1;
}



if (the_test) {
	alert(msg_alert);
}
else {
//	alert("submit to: " + email_addy);
	form_name.submit();
}
}