function updateConfMsg(msg,classname){
  	 var textNode = document.createTextNode(msg);
  	 var divNode = document.createElement('div');
  	 divNode.appendChild(textNode)
  	 divNode.className = classname;
  	 divNode.id = "confMsg";
  	 document.getElementById('emailMsg').appendChild(divNode)
   }

  function lbConf(email){
 	var pattern = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_.-])+@([a-zA-Z0-9_.-])+\.([a-zA-Z])+([a-zA-Z])+/
     var result = pattern.test(email);
 	return result;
   }

   function errorFunction(data){
    // alert('there was an error');

   }
   function sendEmailInfo(){
 	   $('#confMsg').remove();
 	   $('#emailError').css('display','none');
 	   var email = false;
 	   var email, name, company, title = "";

		if(lbConf($('#emailAddress').val()) === false){  // check for malformed email address

		  updateConfMsg('The email you entered appears to be invalid. Please try again.','error');
		  email = false;
		  return;
		}
		else{email = true}

		email = $('#emailAddress').val();
		name = $('#name').val();
		company = $('#company').val();
		title = $('#title').val();



		
		
 	  if(email){

 	     sendInfo();
 	     
 	  }

 	  function sendInfo(){
 	    $('#emailAddress').val('')
 	    $.ajax({
		url: "mailList.php",
		global: false,
		type: "POST",
		data:"emailAddress="+ email + "&title=" + title + "&company=" + company + "&name=" + name,
		async:false,
		
		complete:function(){
		  updateConfMsg("Thanks for your interest. We'll add you to our list.",'success')
		  $('#emailAddress').attr('value','');
		  $('#name').attr('value','');
		  $('#company').attr('value','');
	          $('#title').attr('value','');
		},
		error: errorFunction(),
		success: function(){}
 	  })
     }

   }