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

[Jesse Palser]

On 04/05/2011 08:19 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> 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
Hi,

I checked under [Edit]->[Preferences] to open Firefox preferences
and under [Applications] for [mailto]  it lists:<>Use thunderbird (default)

Jesse