function NewPass () {
 str = document.assist.email.value;

 vRetVal = (str.lastIndexOf(".") > 2) && (str.indexOf("@") > 0) && (str.lastIndexOf(".") > (str.indexOf("@")+1)) && (str.indexOf("@") == str.lastIndexOf("@"));
  
 if (document.assist.uname.value == "") {
  if (!vRetVal) {
   alert("The format of this email is incorrect.");
   return false;
  }
 }

 document.assist.dowhat.value = "gennew";
 document.assist.submit();
}