Yeah, that works, but it doesn't open a compose window with the mailto:
recipient intact. For that you'd need the current URL session string,
which is impossible to dynamically populate in the file handler system.
-Ron
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> Scott Fahrenkrug
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 1:31 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [imail] Outlook VS. IMAIL
>
>
> I have been able to come close to opening Imail when clicking
> on a mailto
> link.
>
> In windows explorer, open up Folder Options... under the View
> or Tools menu,
> then click on the File Types tab and go to URL:MailTo Protocol.
> Then choose
> edit. I created a new Action to save the open in outlook setting, then
> changed open to say
>
> "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE"
> http://200.200.200.75:8383/?
>
>
> I did this a few months ago(before getting a new hard drive) and don't
> recall needing the /? at the end, but that is what I needed to
> do now to get
> it working.
>
> This only opens up the web interface to the point where I can
> login, and it
> puts the mailto info in the address bar as well. I just copy
> the to address
> and login as usual.
>
> It is a backwards way of doing it, but it gets the job done.
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