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Thunderbird can be set as the "Mail Reader" in Preferred Applications in
Gnome; however, Gnome and Nautilus seem to ignore this setting and still
use Evolution as the default mail client. The symbolic link is broken, I
believe. If you the option "Custom" and point it to:
/usr/lib/thunderbird/thunderbird "%s" it works fine.
I believe this should be fixed as it is a usability issue and a deterent
for many users. If "Thunderbird" is an option in the Mail Reader options
as a preferred application -- then it should work. It should not still
be defaulting back to Evolution, it should at least give the user an
error.
Also, obviously:
- "Send To" throughout Nautilus;
- Links on Firefox web pages (mailto:);
- "Send As Attachment" links in Nautilus.
Are all broken until this is fixed because it falls back on Evolution
and not the client of choice for the user.
** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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[Jaunty] Thunderbird can not be set as default mail reader in Gnome (in
Preferred Applications)
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/bugs/379080
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