function validate() {

if (document.form.fname.value == "") { 
 alert ("Please enter your name."); 
 document.form.fname.focus(); 
 return false; 
} 

var Chars3 = "*|\<>[]{}#%";
 for (var i = 0; i < document.form.fmessage.value.length; i++) {
  if (Chars3.indexOf(document.form.fmessage.value.charAt(i)) != -1){
    alert ("NO illegal characters please!"); 
    document.form.fmessage.focus(); 
 return false;
}
}

	
return true;

}