more on T'bird [SOLVED]

[Jim Byrnes]

On 06/30/2011 07:07 PM, Frank McCormick wrote:
> On 11-06-30 06:29 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>> On 06/30/2011 05:04 PM, Frank McCormick wrote:
>>>
>>> By clicking on the https link at the bottom of my own message.I
>>> discovered the https link does work - it's apparently in the T'bird
>>> setup under attachments ?? The http link is also there, BUT doesn't work
>>> if the link is http. It does work if you change the http selection  to
>>> "always ask", then when you click a link in mail, you can pick a
>>> browser!!
>>> This is really weird.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I am running Tbird 3.1.11 x86_64 edition and I have both https&  http
>> set to "use Firefox".  I can automatically open either one in Firefox
>> with no problems.
>>
>> I have these settings in about:config:
>>
>> network.protocol-handler.app.ftp;/home/me/firefox/firefox
>> network.protocol-handler.app.http;/home/me/firefox/firefox
>> network.protocol-handler.app.https;/home/me/firefox/firefox
>>
>> if that helps.
>>
>> Regards,  Jim
>>
>
>
>    The really strange thing is when I created those
> setttings , and set them to /usr/bin/firefox they did
> nothing at all. I found the suggestion to create them
> on the mozilla forum. Then I accidentally clicked
> on the https link at the bottom of some mail, and it worked, but only
> for https. I then went into T'birds preferences attachments, and saw
> it was set to run Firefox. I then added http also set to run
> Firefox and it worked. So I still don't know for sure what
> controls what in Thunderbird:)
> Can you check you T'bird preferences attachments and see what's in
> there-I am curious.

I'm not exactly sure what you mean here but if you mean the settings for 
http & https both say "use Firefox".  If that's not what you need let me 
know and I will try to provide what you need.

Regards,  Jim

> I found the same thing in Firefox under preferences/applications and set
> the mailto: link to /opt/thunderbird/thunderbird and it works.
>
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