function openWin(page, title, params)
{
	var win;
	if (params == '')
	{
		params = "location=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,status=no,resizable=yes,width=650,height=450,scrollbars=yes";
	}
	if (title == '')
	{
		title = 'newpage';
	}
	win = window.open(page,title,params);
	win.focus();
	
}

// aliased functions to support old js
function showArticleSA(page)
{
	openWin(page,'','');
}

function showArticle(page)
{
	openWin(page,'','');
}

function verbList(page)
{
	openWin(page,'','');
}

function nl_emailCheck(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];
if (user.match(userPat)==null) {
    alert("The username doesn't seem to be valid.");
    return false;
}
var IPArray=domain.match(ipDomainPat);
if (IPArray!=null) {
	  for (var i=1;i<=4;i++) {
	    if (IPArray[i]>255) {
	        alert("Destination IP address is invalid!");
		return false;
	    }
    }
    return true;
}
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] != "info") &&
	(domArr[domArr.length-1] != "name") &&
	(domArr[domArr.length-1] != "arpa") &&
	(domArr[domArr.length-1] != "coop") &&
	(domArr[domArr.length-1] != "aero")) {
		if (domArr[domArr.length-1].length<2 || 
	    	domArr[domArr.length-1].length>3) {
		   		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;
}