function CheckEmailAddress(emailStr) {
	var emailPat=/^(.+)@(.+)$/;
	var specialChars="\\(\\)<>@,;:\\\\\\\"\\.\\[\\]";
	var validChars="\[^\\s" + specialChars + "\]";
	var quotedUser="(\"[^\"]*\")";
	var ipDomainPat=/^\[(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\.(\d{1,3})\]$/;
	var atom=validChars + '+';
	var word="(" + atom + "|" + quotedUser + ")";
	var userPat=new RegExp("^" + word + "(\\." + word + ")*$");
	var domainPat=new RegExp("^" + atom + "(\\." + atom +")*$");

	var matchArray=emailStr.match(emailPat)
	if (matchArray==null) {
		//alert("Email address seems incorrect (check @ and .'s)")
		return false
	}
	var user=matchArray[1]
	var domain=matchArray[2]
	
	// See if "user" is valid 
	if (user.match(userPat)==null) {
	  //  alert("The username doesn't seem to be valid.")
	    return false
	}
	
	var IPArray=domain.match(ipDomainPat)
	if (IPArray!=null) {
	    // this is an IP address
		  for (var i=1;i<=4;i++) {
		    if (IPArray[i]>255) {
		        //alert("Destination IP address is invalid!")
			return false
		    }
	    }
	    return true
	}
	
	// Domain is symbolic name
	var domainArray=domain.match(domainPat)
	if (domainArray==null) {
		//alert("The domain name doesn't seem to be valid.")
	    return false
	}
	
	var atomPat=new RegExp(atom,"g")
	var domArr=domain.match(atomPat)
	var len=domArr.length
	if (domArr[domArr.length-1].length<2 || 
	    domArr[domArr.length-1].length>3) {
	   // the address must end in a two letter or three letter word.
	  // alert("The address must end in a three-letter domain, or two letter country.")
	   return false
	}
	
	if (len<2) {
	   var errStr="This address is missing a hostname!"
	   //alert(errStr)
	   return false
	}
	
	return true;
}