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function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
//-->


function validate(field) {

var valid = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
var ok = "yes";
var temp;
for (var i=0; i<field.value.length; i++) {
temp = "" + field.value.substring(i, i+1);
if (valid.indexOf(temp) == "-1") ok = "no";
}
if (ok == "no") {
alert("Please only enter characters in the IRC search function");
window.document.search.searchstring.value = '';
}
if(window.document.search.searchstring.value == ' '){
alert("Please only enter characters in the IRC search function");
window.document.search.searchstring.value = '';
return false;
}
if(ok =="yes"){
search.submit();
}
  
}