Thunderbird question

[Billie Walsh]

Bruce Marshall wrote:
> I've been looking at Thunderbird as a possible email client but am perplexed 
> by one thing:
>
> If there is a URL present in an email, and it's underlined and blue 
> (indicating that T-bird knows its a URL)  clicking on it does not do 
> anything.
>
> Obviously there must be a setting somewhere telling T-bird what application to 
> use (as in Firefox) but I have looked from one end of T-bird to the other and 
> can't find any such setting.
>
> Could someone hit me with a clue?
>
> Thanks.
>
>   
OK, here goes:

Edit
Preferences
Advanced
General Tab
Config Editor

Add:

network.protocol-handler.app.http       {and your choice of browser}
network.protocol-handler.app.https      {and your choice of browser}

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