// open the client email with the specified address
			function sendEmail(encodedEmail)
			{
				// do the mailto: link
				location.href = "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;
			}