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

[rschlitz]

Thanks.  This worked.  Since I had already removed
"network.protocol-handler.app.mailto", editing it back in with "thunderbird"
as the value, then following on with the rest solved the problem.  In the
process I cleaned up many other "garbage" files in .mozilla that must be
from multiple earlier upgrades and updates.

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Oliver Brakmann <obrakmann at gmx.net>
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.
>
> --
> mailto links in Firefox 3.0b5 do not open up Thunderbird compose windows
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222944
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