diff --git a/static/js/pandora/UI.js b/static/js/pandora/UI.js
index 2ac8afd1..c176c452 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/UI.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/UI.js
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ pandora.UI = (function() {
         return !key ? self.previousUI : self.previousUI[key];
     };
 
+    that.reset = function() {
+        pandora.user.ui = pandora.site.user.ui;
+        pandora.user.ui._list = pandora.getListsState(pandora.user.ui.find);
+        pandora.user.ui._groupsState = pandora.getGroupsState(pandora.user.ui.find);
+        pandora.user.ui._findState = pandora.getFindState(pandora.user.ui.find);        
+    };
+
     // sets pandora.user.ui.key to val
     // key foo.bar.baz sets pandora.user.ui.foo.bar.baz
     // val null removes a key
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/autovalidate.js b/static/js/pandora/autovalidate.js
index 2a8ec29d..3d0dd3f0 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/autovalidate.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/autovalidate.js
@@ -1,51 +1,69 @@
 // vim: et:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:ft=javascript
+
 pandora.autovalidateCode = function(value, blur, callback) {
-    value = value.toUpperCase().split('').map(function(v) {
-        return /[0-9A-Z]/.test(v) ? v : null;
-    }).join('');
-    callback(value);
+    value = value.split('').map(function(v) {
+        return /[A-Z]/.test(v) ? v : null;
+    }).join('').substr(0, 16);
+    callback({valid: value.length == 16, value: value});
 };
 
 pandora.autovalidateEmail = function(value, blur, callback) {
     value = value.toLowerCase().split('').map(function(v, i) {
         return /[0-9a-z\.\+\-_@]/.test(v) ? v : null;
-    }).join('');
-    callback(value);
+    }).join('').substr(0, 255);
+    callback({valid: Ox.isValidEmail(value), value: value});
 };
 
 pandora.autovalidateListname = function(value, blur, callback) {
+    // A valid listname consists of 1 to 255 unicode characters,
+    // without leading, trailing or consecutive spaces
     var length = value.length;
-    value = value.split('').map(function(v, i) {
-        if (new RegExp('[0-9' + Ox.regexp.letters + '\\(\\)' + ((i == 0 || (i == length - 1 && blur)) ? '' : ' \-') + ']', 'i').test(v)) {
-            return v;
-        } else {
-            return null;
-        }
+    value = value.toLowerCase().split('').map(function(v, i) {
+        return /\s/.test(v) && (i == 0 || (i == length - 1 && blur)) ? null : v;
     }).join('');
-    ['  ', ' -', '- ', '--', '\\(\\(', '\\)\\(', '\\)\\)'].forEach(function(v) {
-        //Ox.print(v, v[0], v[0] == '\\')
-        while (value.indexOf(v) > -1) {
-            value = value.replace(new RegExp(v, 'g'), v[0] + (v[0] == '\\' ? v[1] : ''));
-        }
-    });
-    callback(value);
+    value = value.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').substr(0, 255);
+    callback({valid: !!value.length, value: value});
 };
 
 pandora.autovalidateUsername = function(value, blur, callback) {
+    // A valid username consists of 1 to 255 unicode characters,
+    // without leading, trailing or consecutive spaces
     var length = value.length;
     value = value.toLowerCase().split('').map(function(v, i) {
-        if (new RegExp('[0-9a-z' + ((i == 0 || (i == length - 1 && blur)) ? '' : '\-_') + ']').test(v)) {
-            return v;
-        } else {
-            return null;
-        }
+        return /\s/.test(v) && (i == 0 || (i == length - 1 && blur)) ? null : v;
     }).join('');
-    ['--', '-_', '_-', '__'].forEach(function(v) {
-        while (value.indexOf(v) > -1) {
-            value = value.replace(new RegExp(v, 'g'), v[0]);
-        }
+    value = value.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').substr(0, 255);
+    callback({valid: !!value.length, value: value});
+};
+
+pandora.validateNewEmail = function(value, callback) {
+    value == pandora.user.email ? callback({
+        message: '',
+        valid: true,
+        value: value
+    }) : Ox.isValidEmail(value) ? pandora.api.findUser({
+        key: 'email',
+        value: value,
+        operator: '=='
+    }, function(result) {
+        callback({
+            message: 'E-mail address already exists',
+            valid: !result.data.users.length,
+            value: value
+        });
+    }) : callback({
+        message: (!value.length ? 'Missing' : 'Invalid') + ' e-mail address',
+        valid: false,
+        value: value
+    });
+};
+
+pandora.validateNewPassword = function(value, callback) {
+    callback({
+        message: 'Missing password',
+        valid: value.length > 0,
+        value: value
     });
-    callback(value);
 };
 
 pandora.validateUser = function(key, existing) {
@@ -56,7 +74,7 @@ pandora.validateUser = function(key, existing) {
         valid ? pandora.api.findUser({
             key: key,
             value: value,
-            operator: '='
+            operator: '=='
         }, function(result) {
             var valid = existing == !!result.data.users.length;
             //Ox.print(existing, result.data.users)
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/account.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/account.js
index ac403e80..bd7b4d0e 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/account.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/account.js
@@ -215,12 +215,7 @@ pandora.ui.accountForm = function(action, value) {
                 label: 'New Password',
                 labelWidth: 120,
                 type: 'password',
-                validate: function(value, callback) {
-                    callback({
-                        message: 'Missing password',
-                        valid: value.length > 0
-                    });
-                },
+                validate: pandora.validateNewPassword,
                 width: 320
             });
         } else if (type == 'newUsername') {
@@ -282,10 +277,12 @@ pandora.ui.accountForm = function(action, value) {
                             change: function(data) {
                                 var selected = data.selected[0].id;
                                 pandora.$ui.usernameOrEmailInput.options({
-                                    autovalidate: selected == 'username' ? pandora.autovalidateUsername : autovalidateEmail,
-                                    validate: validateUser(selected, true),
+                                    autovalidate: selected == 'username'
+                                        ? pandora.autovalidateUsername : pandora.autovalidateEmail,
+                                    validate: pandora.validateUser(selected, true),
                                     value: ''
                                 }).focus();
+                                pandora.$ui.accountDialog.disableButton('submitReset');
                             }
                         }),
                     pandora.$ui.usernameOrEmailInput = Ox.Input({
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/preferencesDialog.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/preferencesDialog.js
index 2b2e76a8..23dfcffb 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/preferencesDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/preferencesDialog.js
@@ -26,24 +26,66 @@ pandora.ui.preferencesDialog = function() {
                                     width: 320
                                 }),
                                 Ox.Input({
-                                    id: 'password',
-                                    label: 'New Passowrd',
-                                    labelWidth: 120,
-                                    type: 'password',
-                                    width: 320
-                                }),
+                                        autovalidate: /.+/,
+                                        id: 'password',
+                                        label: 'New Password',
+                                        labelWidth: 120,
+                                        type: 'password',
+                                        validate: pandora.validateNewPassword,
+                                        width: 320
+                                    })
+                                    .bindEvent({
+                                        validate: function(data) {
+                                            data.valid && pandora.api.editPreferences({password: data.value});
+                                        }
+                                    }),
                                 Ox.Input({
-                                    id: 'email',
-                                    label: 'E-Mail Address',
-                                    labelWidth: 120,
-                                    value: pandora.user.email,
-                                    width: 320
-                                })
+                                        autovalidate: pandora.autovalidateEmail,
+                                        id: 'email',
+                                        label: 'E-Mail Address',
+                                        labelWidth: 120,
+                                        validate: pandora.validateNewEmail,
+                                        value: pandora.user.email,
+                                        width: 320
+                                    })
+                                    .bindEvent({
+                                        validate: function(data) {
+                                            if (data.valid && data.value != pandora.user.email) {
+                                                pandora.user.email = data.value;
+                                                pandora.api.editPreferences({email: data.value});
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    })
                             ]
                         })
                         .css({position: 'absolute', left: '96px', top: '16px'})
+                        .bindEvent({
+                            change: function(data) {
+                                return;
+                                var preferences = {};
+                                preferences[data.id] = data.data.value;
+                                pandora.api.editPreferences(preferences, function(result) {
+                                    if (data.id == 'email') {
+                                        pandora.user.email = data.data.value;
+                                    }
+                                });
+                            }
+                        })
                     );
                 } else {
+                    $content.append(
+                        Ox.Button({
+                            title: 'Reset UI Settings',
+                            width: 150
+                        })
+                        .bindEvent({
+                            click: function() {
+                                pandora.UI.reset();
+                                pandora.$ui.appPanel.reload();
+                            }
+                        })
+                        .css({position: 'absolute', left: '96px', top: '16px'})
+                    );
                     /*
                     content.append(Ox.FormElementGroup({
                         elements: [