diff --git a/saf/lib/MailForm/MailForm.php b/saf/lib/MailForm/MailForm.php
index 40c33cbc..0945c2a9 100755
--- a/saf/lib/MailForm/MailForm.php
+++ b/saf/lib/MailForm/MailForm.php
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ function setValues ($cgi, $invalid = false) {
 			$value = $cgi->{$key};
 			if (is_object ($this->widgets[$key])) {
 				$this->widgets[$key]->setValue ($value);
-			} elseif (ereg ('^(MF_)+([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)_([A-Z0-9_]+)$', $key, $regs)) {
+			} elseif (preg_match ('/^(MF_)+([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)_([A-Z0-9_]+)$/', $key, $regs)) {
 				//echo '<pre>'; print_r ($regs); echo '</pre>';
 				if (is_object ($this->widgets[$regs[2]])) {
 					$this->widgets[$regs[2]]->setValue ($value, $regs[3]);