// check to see if an e-Mail Address was entered

        if (empty($email))
         $errors[] = "Your \"e-Mail Address\" is required";
         
// Check to see if the e-Mail address entered is a valid address

         if(!eregi("^[_a-z0-9-]+(\.[_a-z0-9-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\.[a-z]{2,3})$", $email))
         $errors[] = "A \"Valid e-Mail Address\" is required";

// check to see if a Gender was entered

      if (empty($gender))
         $errors[] = "Your \"Gender\" is required";