// open the client email with the specified address
function sendEmail(encodedEmail, subject)
{
  // do the mailto: link
  if (subject == '') {
  location.href = "mailto:" + decodeEmail(encodedEmail);
  }
  else
  {
    location.href = "mailto:" + decodeEmail(encodedEmail) + "?subject=Information Request for " + subject;
    }

  // window.alert( "mailto:" + decodeEmail(encodedEmail) );
}

// return the decoded email address
function decodeEmail(encodedEmail)
{
  // holds the decoded email address
  var email = "";

  // go through and decode the email address
  for (i=0; i < encodedEmail.length;)
  {
    // holds each letter (2 digits)
    var letter = "";
    letter = encodedEmail.charAt(i) + encodedEmail.charAt(i+1)

    // build the real email address
    email += String.fromCharCode(parseInt(letter,16));
    i += 2;
  }
  
  return email;
}