[KLUG Members] Mozilla & mailto:

[Bruce Smith]

> > OK, now that I have Mozilla working, I would like to be able to click on
> > a mailto: link in a web page and have it start the Evolution composer
> > window.  I set my default mailer as Evolution in Gnome, and it works
> > fine in Epiphany, but Mozilla insists on using it's builtin mailer. Is
> > there any way to get Mozilla to use Evolution on a mailto: link?
> 
> Have not had the time to try this. Found it on a site for MozFAQ2.
> 
> just add the following to user.js:
> 
> // Use default mail client
> user_pref("network.protocol-handler.external.mailto", true);

I get the impression that works with some systems (Mac), but not Linux.

http://www.mozilla.org/start/1.4/faq/mail-news.html#other-default  says:
"This is not yet possible in GNOME or KDE ... "

However, I found a plugin that claims to work with Mozilla & Firebird:
   http://mozex.mozdev.org/index.html
The web site has specific instructions to make it work with Evolution
and many other mailers.  Seems to work for me.   :-)

 - BS