function ignoreSpaces(string) {	
		var temp = "";
		string = '' + string;
		splitstring = string.split(" ");
		for(i = 0; i < splitstring.length; i++)
			temp += splitstring[i];
		return temp;
	}

	function isEmail(address) {
		var isValid = false;		
		isValid = (address!=null) 
		       && (address.length >= 7) 
		       && (address.indexOf('@')!=-1) 
		       && (address.indexOf('@') == address.lastIndexOf('@'))
		       && (address.indexOf('.')!=-1);		
		if (isValid) {
			var parts = address.split('@');
			var name  = parts[0].split('.');
			var host  = parts[1].split('.');
			var regName  = new RegExp("^([!#$%&'*+-/0-9=?A-Z^_a-z{}~]+)$"); // at least length 1
			var regLabel = new RegExp("^(^[-0-9A-Za-z][-0-9A-Za-z]+)$"); // at least length 2
			var regExt   = new RegExp("^([A-Za-z]{2,63})$"); // at least length 2
			var i;
			for (i=0; i < name.length; i++) {
				isValid = isValid && (name[i].search(regName) != -1);
			}
			for (i=0; i < host.length-1; i++) {
				isValid = isValid && (host[i].search(regLabel) != -1) && (host[i].length <= 63);
			}
			isValid = isValid && (host[host.length-1].search(regExt) != -1);
		}
		return isValid;
	}


	
	function checkEmail(){
		var adres = document.news.email.value;
		if (isEmail(adres))
			document.news.submit();
		else	
			alert('Not a valid Email-adress');
		return false;
	}