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Mark Jose wrote: > On Sunday 29 April 2007 11:50, Mark Jose wrote: >> Open Thunderbird, then go to Preferences. Under the Advanced tab in the >> general section, click the Config Editor button - that brings up >> the "about:config" window - the same sort of thing as in Firefox. >> In the Filter box, type in network.protocol and it will bring up a list. At >> the top will be - >> network.protocol-handler.app.http and network.protocol-handler.app.https >> The value on mine was set to x-www-browser for both. >> To set them for Firefox, highlight the http one and select Modify. In the >> dialog box type in firefox (or the full path to it if you have FF in some >> odd location. Likewise edit the https one the same way. Close Thunderbird. >> When you re-open TB, clicking a mail URL will open Firefox. The only snag I >> see is that the window focus remains with Thunderbird - i.e it opens the >> URL in Firefox, but it is behind the TB window. >> >> Mark > > Sad to reply to my own mail, but the answer to the focus issue is simply to go > to FF and, in preferences, click the Open links from other applications in: a > new window :) I have no network.protocol-handler.app entries (Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 though it's calling itself Mail/News so I'm guessing it's not actually a proper release). -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html