[xubuntu-users] Preferred Mail Reader in Lucid (10.04)

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Mon, 03 May 2010 12:44:11 -0700
Jason Heblack <jason.heblack at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Xubuntu-users,
> Is it possible to set a preferred mail reader? I switched from ubuntu
> 8.04 LTS to xubuntu 10.04 LTS. If you check out the steps (included
> below), the way to do it from the graphical interface appears to be
> broken.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jason
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
> 1) Click: Xfce Menu->Settings->Xfce 4 Settings Manager->Preferred
> Applications
> 
> 2) Set a custom mail reader to: mail "%s"
> 
> 3) Then go to a web browser and click an e-mail address.
> 
> 
> EXPECTED RESULTS:
> The program specified in Step #2 would be invoked.
> 
> ACTUAL RESULTS:
> A different mail reader is started rather than what is specified in Step
> #2.
> 

Since I use claws-mail, I had to click on "Other...", find the
executable for claws-mail in /usr/bin/claws-mail, and click okay. It
works for me.

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