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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/14492886/unnamed -- mailto links in Firefox 3.0b5 do not open up Thunderbird compose windows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222944 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
