function validate ()
{
	var err = new String();
	err += blank("name", "your name");
	err += blank("message", "a message");
	
	if (document.all || document.getElementById)
	{
		if (err.length != 0)
		{
			errid = document.getElementById("errtext");
			errid.innerHTML = err;
			return (false);
		}
		else
		{
			validateid = document.getElementById("validated");
			validateid.value = "true";
		}
	}
	return (true);
}

function blank (el, name)
{
	var err = new String();
	if (document.all || document.getElementById)
	{
		elid = document.getElementById(el);
		if (elid.value == "")
		{
			err = "<p>Please fill in <strong>" + name + "</strong> before submitting the form</p>";
		}
	}
	return err;
}