function validateForm(compose){
   var header = "Please correct the following omissions.\n";
   var message = "";

   if(compose.message.value == ""){
   message = message + "* Please enter your message.\n";
   compose.message.focus();
   }

   if(compose.fname.value == ""){
   message = message + "* Please enter your first name.\n";
   compose.fname.focus();
   }

   if(compose.lname.value == ""){
   message = message + "* Please enter your last name.\n";
   compose.lname.focus();
   }

   if(compose.fromemail.value == ""){
   message = message + "* Please enter your email address.\n";
   compose.fromemail.focus();
   }

   var str = compose.fromemail.value;
   var filter=/^.+@.+\..{2,3}$/

   if (!filter.test(str)){
      message = message + "* Please enter your correctly formatted email address.\n";
   }

   if(message != ""){
   alert(header + message);
   return false;
   }
}