Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 2:12:20 PM, I wrote:

> Hello, I'm having a problem with mailto: links in Firefox.

> Windows XP, Firefox 3.5.3, The Bat! 4.0.38

> I'm sure this used to work properly, but now when I click on a mailto:
> URL in Firefox, Windows starts installing MS Outlook instead of
> launching The Bat!.

> I went into Tools | Options and searched for mailto. The possible
> actions are:
> -- Use Microsoft Office Outlook (default)
> -- Use Yahoo! Mail
> -- Use Gmail
> -- Use other

> I suppose I could choose the last option and point to The Bat!, but
> before I do, I'm wondering why this is happening. On the Start menu,
> The Bat! is the email program (2nd item, left side). In IE7, The Bat!
> is the email program.

> I also don't get The Bat! as an option under Control Panel | Set my
> default email program (in that case, I get Outlook, Outlook Express,
> and Forte Agent).

> What's the best way to get this to work in Firefox?


Sorry, one correction to what I wrote above. After I posted, I tried
doing it in IE7, and though it says The Bat! is my email client, I
still get "Outlook 2007 Setup" when I clicked on the mailto: link.



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 Andrew                            mailto:aweb...@wwwebbers.com




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