diff --git a/sendform.php b/sendform.php
index 14a0cc4..e58f3a6 100644
--- a/sendform.php
+++ b/sendform.php
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@
 		$normal = "^[a-z0-9_\+-]+(\.[a-z0-9_\+-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*\.([a-z]{2,4})$"; 
 		// define a regular expression for "strange looking" but syntactically valid addresses
 		$validButRare = "^[a-z0-9,!#\$%&'\*\+/=\?\^_`\{\|}~-]+(\.[a-z0-9,!#\$%&'\*\+/=\?\^_`\{\|}~-]+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*\.([a-z]{2,})$";
-		if (eregi($normal, $email)) return true;
-		else if (eregi($validButRare, $email)) return true;
+		if (preg_match($normal, $email)) return true;
+		else if (preg_match($validButRare, $email)) return true;
 		else return false;
 	}
 	function writeStyles() {
@@ -304,4 +304,4 @@
 		echo "</style>";
 		
 	}
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>