[Bug 222944] [NEW] mailto links in Firefox 3.0b5 do not open up Thunderbird compose windows

[R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

After upgrading from Kubuntu Gutsy to Hardy (Kubuntu 8.04) and moving
from Firefox 2.0.0.14 to 3.0b5 (from package 3.0~b5+nobinonly-0ubuntu3)
I find that left clicking on mailto links does not open the Thunderbird
2.0.0.12 compose window as it should.

The prefs.js file has these settings:

prefs.js:user_pref("gmanager.compose.mailto", false);
prefs.js:user_pref("gmanager.compose.right-click.mailto", true);
prefs.js:user_pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mailto", "/usr/bin/thunderbird");

The last line also occurs in user.js from previous installations.

What should be done to solve/workaround this problem?

** Affects: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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mailto links in Firefox 3.0b5 do not open up Thunderbird compose windows
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