[11.04 64Bit B1]-Clicking Email Not Launch ThunderBird?

[Colin Law]

On 5 April 2011 12:48, Basil Chupin <blchupin at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> On 05/04/2011 20:23, Jesse Palser wrote:
>>
>> On 04/04/2011 11:57 AM, Albert Wagner wrote:
>>>
>>> On 04/04/2011 10:34 AM, Jesse Palser wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [11.04 B1-64Bit]-Clicking Email Not Launch ThunderBird?
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Running Ubuntu 11.04 64Bit Beta1.
>>>>
>>>> I use Mozilla Thunderbird for my email.
>>>> When I click email in FireFox, nothing happens.
>>>> (ThunderBird does not open compose message).
>>>>
>>>> I checked in default programs of FireFox
>>>> and ThunderBird is listed for email.
>>>>
...
> I am running the 32-bit version of the new Firefox (v4) in Natty Beta #1 and
> am not having the above problem.The following comes from another mail list -
> I don't know if it will work for you. All you can do is to try it:
>
> QUOTE
>
> The simple solution would be running this as user:
> gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/command \
> "firefox %s"
> gconftool-2 --type=string -s /desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/command \
> "firefox %s"

Is not that saying to use FF for http and https access?  The OP is
having trouble starting Thunderbird when an email link is clicked.

OP, you said earlier:
>>>> I checked in default programs of FireFox
>>>> and ThunderBird is listed for email.
What *exactly* do you mean by that.  Exactly what did you check?

Colin