function validateit(theForm) {
	if (theForm.first_name.value.length == 0)
	 {
		alert ("Kindly enter your name.");
		theForm.first_name.focus();
		return false;
	}
	if (!(/^\w+([\.-]?\w+)*@\w+([\.-]?\w+)*(\.\w{2,4})+$/.test(theForm.email_address.value)))
	{
		alert("Invalid Email ID. Kindly enter the correct ID.");
		theForm.email_address.focus();
		return (false);
	}
}