var ERROR_COLOR = "#FF0000";
/**
 * Used to validate the format of the user's email address
 */
function validateEmailAddress() {
	try {
		var strEmail = document.getElementById("Email").value;
		var strEmailRegExp = "^[_a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[_a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9-]+)*\.(([0-9]{1,3})|([a-zA-Z]{2,3})|(aero|coop|info|museum|name))$";
		var bNoErrors = true;
		
		// validate the users email address
		if (!strEmail.match(strEmailRegExp)) {
			displayError("EmailAddressLabel", "Address appears to be invalid.  Please try again.", "right", ERROR_COLOR);
			bNoErrors = false;
		} else {
			// remove any error messages that were already present
			removeError("EmailAddressLabel", "Error");
		}
		
		return bNoErrors;
	} catch (error) {
		return false;
	}
}