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

[Alexander Sack]

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 12:23:10PM -0000, Oliver Brakmann wrote:
> Alright, so this "works for me" [tm] to fix this problem:
> 
> Open firefox and enter "about:config" into the location bar.
> Set the filter to "mailto". Locate the "network.protocol-handler.app.mailto" line, right-click and select "reset".
> Close firefox.
> Open nautilus/thunar/whatever and go to your firefox profile directory (/home/<user>/.mozilla/firefox/<some weird string>/)
> There's a file called "mimeTypes.rdf". Remove it (or rename it, if you're the cautious type).
> Start firefox again.
> Right-click anywhere and select "Send Link...".  A window should pop up that prompts you to choose your mailer application. Locate /usr/bin/thunderbird (or whatever is your preferred app).  Click ok and the compose window should show up.
> 
> For the curious:
> If you now take a look at the about:config page, you won't find the network.protocol-handler.app.mailto property anymore. It seems it is not used anymore in firefox 3, however having it still set after upgrading seems to seriously confuse firefox 3.
> 

What value do you have in that setting and what happens if you do the
instructions above? what would you expect to happen?

 status incomplete


 - Alexander


** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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