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This is an email test

Mon, Jan 15 2018 1:50 PM (23 replies)

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ScottHope

10,086 Posts

Thu, Jan 4 2018 10:39 AM

Right.....I've had a bit of a dig around regarding this and what happens on your PC when you click on an HTML mailto link, (which is what the link in my first post is). It may depend on the default programs setting on your PC.

It works in the same way as setting the default program that opens when you double click on say, a picture file. You may have several programs on your PC that can open a picture file, so you can change the one that opens by default.

If you want to change what program runs when you click on an email link, then do the following....

Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs > Associate a file type or protocol with a program > Scroll to the bottom of the list to where the protocols are, and in the left column click on MAILTO > if the current default program (3rd column) is not your email program, then click the Change Program button at the top right of the window and select your email program from the open with dialogue box.

Knowing what computers are like this won't solve it for everyone, but we might hit a few nails on the head. : )

alosso

21,034 Posts

Thu, Jan 4 2018 11:02 AM

Thanks a lot, Scott - it gives me hope!

mailto: links from FF open in Outlook here though I don't use it as a mail client.

But, can't follow your advice instantanously because there ain't no MAILTO entry in that protocol section (unprivileged user). I'll have to repeat it as an admin...

Edit:

Wrong section - next one is correct:
I have to search the program and assign it to the protocol.

(Always trouble to look up features like system control in a different language ;) )

ScottHope

10,086 Posts

Thu, Jan 4 2018 1:39 PM

In FF options, if you scroll down to applications, you will find you can change the program that FF uses to open mailto links.

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It looks like if you use an email program installed on your PC, you need to set that as the default program, using the instructions in my previous post, for handling the mailto protocol. But if you use online email, then you will probably have to look at the settings in your browser for the mailto handler.

Isn't life complicated! : )

JimbeauC

5,835 Posts

Thu, Jan 4 2018 2:42 PM

Related but maybe not that helpful.

The powers that be say that if you use gmail, it can't be assigned as your default email program.

BUT. On my tablet, I use the email app, assign it to gmail, and it works just fine with mailto buttons.

There's probably a way to get it to work on pcs.

garyk49

2,313 Posts

Thu, Jan 4 2018 3:29 PM

Scott

Browsing with ver 57 FireFox.

Running win7 64 bit

Opens my email client, which is Windows Live Mail 2012

Has in the body of email congratulations this works for you.

If you need other browsers checked just let me know, I have a number of them installed.

Gary

Woodie312

671 Posts

Thu, Jan 4 2018 5:23 PM

Scott,

Running Maxthon 4.9 on a Windows 10 machine, it opened my Windows Mail client but only to the inbox. It did not open it to a ready to write email window.

Let me know if you need another test.