function validate() {
        var error_str = "";
        var valid = true;
        var end = "<BR>";
        var spaces = "&nbsp;&nbsp;";
        var status_msg_ref = document.getElementById("status");
        var email_ref = document.getElementById("resend_email_address");

        if (email_ref.value.length == 0) {
                valid = false;
                error_str += spaces + "Please enter your email address." + end;
        }
        else if (!validateEmail(email_ref.value)) {
                valid = false;
                error_str += spaces + "Please enter a valid email address." + end;
        }

        if (!valid) {
        //        alert(error_str);
                status_msg_ref.style.display = "";
                status_msg_ref.innerHTML = error_str;
                scrollTo(0,0);
        }
        return valid;
}

function postResendPassword() {
        var valid = validate();
        if (valid) {
        	var resend_ref = document.getElementById("resend");
		resend_ref.value = "y";
                return document.forms[0].submit();
        }
        else {
                return valid;
        }
}