Clicking on Mail to links opens Gmail instead of Eudora

I love Firefox - I've had it installed for a year or more but suddenly
it has changed to start acting like a Microsoft product. In the past,
when I clicked on mail to links, my defualt mail application was opened
- Eudora. Suddenly, I click on a mail to link and Gmail opens. I didn't
install any new software, extensions, preferences or anything. It
suddenly started behaving in this odd way.

My troubleshooting so far includes:
I went the route of Tools-Folder Options-File Types but there's nothing
in there for Mail to.
I loaded the same page in IE and clicked on the same link and Eudora
opened so my change is not global, just in Firefox.
In Firefox Options-Downloads-View and Edit Files, there is no reference
to Mail to command.

Any help would be appreciated. If this is not the correct forum,
apologies and please direct me to a better place to post this.

Thanks
Dave

sfplayers@gmail.com

wrote:

> I love Firefox - I've had it installed for a year or more but suddenly
> it has changed to start acting like a Microsoft product. In the past,
> when I clicked on mail to links, my defualt mail application was opened
> - Eudora. Suddenly, I click on a mail to link and Gmail opens. I didn't
> install any new software, extensions, preferences or anything. It
> suddenly started behaving in this odd way.
>
> My troubleshooting so far includes:
> I went the route of Tools-Folder Options-File Types but there's nothing
> in there for Mail to.
> I loaded the same page in IE and clicked on the same link and Eudora
> opened so my change is not global, just in Firefox.
> In Firefox Options-Downloads-View and Edit Files, there is no reference
> to Mail to command.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. If this is not the correct forum,
> apologies and please direct me to a better place to post this.
>
> Thanks
> Dave
>
Open IE, then click on Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, and in
the email section, select the program you want. Does this work now?

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wrote:

> I love Firefox - I've had it installed for a year or more but suddenly
> it has changed to start acting like a Microsoft product. In the past,
> when I clicked on mail to links, my defualt mail application was opened
> - Eudora. Suddenly, I click on a mail to link and Gmail opens. I didn't
> install any new software, extensions, preferences or anything. It
> suddenly started behaving in this odd way.
>
> My troubleshooting so far includes:
> I went the route of Tools-Folder Options-File Types but there's nothing
> in there for Mail to.
> I loaded the same page in IE and clicked on the same link and Eudora
> opened so my change is not global, just in Firefox.
> In Firefox Options-Downloads-View and Edit Files, there is no reference
> to Mail to command.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. If this is not the correct forum,
> apologies and please direct me to a better place to post this.
>
> Thanks
> Dave
>
Open IE, then click on Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, and in
the email section, select the program you want. Does this work now?

--
You Know You're Getting Even Older When . . . At the breakfast table
you hear snap, crackle, and pop, but you're not eating cereal.

gwtc wrote:
> wrote:
>
> > I love Firefox - I've had it installed for a year or more but suddenly
> > it has changed to start acting like a Microsoft product. In the past,
> > when I clicked on mail to links, my defualt mail application was opened
> > - Eudora. Suddenly, I click on a mail to link and Gmail opens. I didn't
> > install any new software, extensions, preferences or anything. It
> > suddenly started behaving in this odd way.
> >
> > My troubleshooting so far includes:
> > I went the route of Tools-Folder Options-File Types but there's nothing
> > in there for Mail to.
> > I loaded the same page in IE and clicked on the same link and Eudora
> > opened so my change is not global, just in Firefox.
> > In Firefox Options-Downloads-View and Edit Files, there is no reference
> > to Mail to command.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated. If this is not the correct forum,
> > apologies and please direct me to a better place to post this.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dave
> >
> Open IE, then click on Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, and in
> the email section, select the program you want. Does this work now?
>

NO. The problem is in Firefox, not in IE. The email tab in IE is set to
Eudora and if I click on a link in IE, Eudora opens. If I click on a
link in Firefox, Gmail opens. I have updates to Firefox automatically
loaded so maybe it updated a few days ago and caused this bug

gwtc wrote:
> wrote:
>
> > I love Firefox - I've had it installed for a year or more but suddenly
> > it has changed to start acting like a Microsoft product. In the past,
> > when I clicked on mail to links, my defualt mail application was opened
> > - Eudora. Suddenly, I click on a mail to link and Gmail opens. I didn't
> > install any new software, extensions, preferences or anything. It
> > suddenly started behaving in this odd way.
> >
> > My troubleshooting so far includes:
> > I went the route of Tools-Folder Options-File Types but there's nothing
> > in there for Mail to.
> > I loaded the same page in IE and clicked on the same link and Eudora
> > opened so my change is not global, just in Firefox.
> > In Firefox Options-Downloads-View and Edit Files, there is no reference
> > to Mail to command.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated. If this is not the correct forum,
> > apologies and please direct me to a better place to post this.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dave
> >
> Open IE, then click on Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, and in
> the email section, select the program you want. Does this work now?
>

NO. The problem is in Firefox, not in IE. The email tab in IE is set to
Eudora and if I click on a link in IE, Eudora opens. If I click on a
link in Firefox, Gmail opens. I have updates to Firefox automatically
loaded so maybe it updated a few days ago and caused this bug

gwtc wrote:
> wrote:
>
> > I love Firefox - I've had it installed for a year or more but suddenly
> > it has changed to start acting like a Microsoft product. In the past,
> > when I clicked on mail to links, my defualt mail application was opened
> > - Eudora. Suddenly, I click on a mail to link and Gmail opens. I didn't
> > install any new software, extensions, preferences or anything. It
> > suddenly started behaving in this odd way.
> >
> > My troubleshooting so far includes:
> > I went the route of Tools-Folder Options-File Types but there's nothing
> > in there for Mail to.
> > I loaded the same page in IE and clicked on the same link and Eudora
> > opened so my change is not global, just in Firefox.
> > In Firefox Options-Downloads-View and Edit Files, there is no reference
> > to Mail to command.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated. If this is not the correct forum,
> > apologies and please direct me to a better place to post this.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dave
> >
> Open IE, then click on Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, and in
> the email section, select the program you want. Does this work now?
>

NO. The problem is in Firefox, not in IE. The email tab in IE is set to
Eudora and if I click on a link in IE, Eudora opens. If I click on a
link in Firefox, Gmail opens. I have updates to Firefox automatically
loaded so maybe it updated a few days ago and caused this bug

gwtc wrote:
> wrote:
>
> > I love Firefox - I've had it installed for a year or more but suddenly
> > it has changed to start acting like a Microsoft product. In the past,
> > when I clicked on mail to links, my defualt mail application was opened
> > - Eudora. Suddenly, I click on a mail to link and Gmail opens. I didn't
> > install any new software, extensions, preferences or anything. It
> > suddenly started behaving in this odd way.
> >
> > My troubleshooting so far includes:
> > I went the route of Tools-Folder Options-File Types but there's nothing
> > in there for Mail to.
> > I loaded the same page in IE and clicked on the same link and Eudora
> > opened so my change is not global, just in Firefox.
> > In Firefox Options-Downloads-View and Edit Files, there is no reference
> > to Mail to command.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated. If this is not the correct forum,
> > apologies and please direct me to a better place to post this.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dave
> >
> Open IE, then click on Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, and in
> the email section, select the program you want. Does this work now?
>

NO. The problem is in Firefox, not in IE. The email tab in IE is set to
Eudora and if I click on a link in IE, Eudora opens. If I click on a
link in Firefox, Gmail opens. I have updates to Firefox automatically
loaded so maybe it updated a few days ago and caused this bug

wrote:

> gwtc wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I love Firefox - I've had it installed for a year or more but suddenly
>>>it has changed to start acting like a Microsoft product. In the past,
>>>when I clicked on mail to links, my defualt mail application was opened
>>>- Eudora. Suddenly, I click on a mail to link and Gmail opens. I didn't
>>>install any new software, extensions, preferences or anything. It
>>>suddenly started behaving in this odd way.
>>>
>>>My troubleshooting so far includes:
>>>I went the route of Tools-Folder Options-File Types but there's nothing
>>>in there for Mail to.
>>>I loaded the same page in IE and clicked on the same link and Eudora
>>>opened so my change is not global, just in Firefox.
>>>In Firefox Options-Downloads-View and Edit Files, there is no reference
>>>to Mail to command.
>>>
>>>Any help would be appreciated. If this is not the correct forum,
>>>apologies and please direct me to a better place to post this.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Dave
>>>
>>
>>Open IE, then click on Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, and in
>>the email section, select the program you want. Does this work now?
>>
>
>
> NO. The problem is in Firefox, not in IE. The email tab in IE is set to
> Eudora and if I click on a link in IE, Eudora opens. If I click on a
> link in Firefox, Gmail opens. I have updates to Firefox automatically
> loaded so maybe it updated a few days ago and caused this bug
>
did you follow the instructions I gave you? And don't say its not in
IE. Follow what I said.

--
You Know You're Getting Even Older When . . . At the breakfast table
you hear snap, crackle, and pop, but you're not eating cereal.

wrote:

> gwtc wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I love Firefox - I've had it installed for a year or more but suddenly
>>>it has changed to start acting like a Microsoft product. In the past,
>>>when I clicked on mail to links, my defualt mail application was opened
>>>- Eudora. Suddenly, I click on a mail to link and Gmail opens. I didn't
>>>install any new software, extensions, preferences or anything. It
>>>suddenly started behaving in this odd way.
>>>
>>>My troubleshooting so far includes:
>>>I went the route of Tools-Folder Options-File Types but there's nothing
>>>in there for Mail to.
>>>I loaded the same page in IE and clicked on the same link and Eudora
>>>opened so my change is not global, just in Firefox.
>>>In Firefox Options-Downloads-View and Edit Files, there is no reference
>>>to Mail to command.
>>>
>>>Any help would be appreciated. If this is not the correct forum,
>>>apologies and please direct me to a better place to post this.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Dave
>>>
>>
>>Open IE, then click on Tools, Internet Options, Programs tab, and in
>>the email section, select the program you want. Does this work now?
>>
>
>
> NO. The problem is in Firefox, not in IE. The email tab in IE is set to
> Eudora and if I click on a link in IE, Eudora opens. If I click on a
> link in Firefox, Gmail opens. I have updates to Firefox automatically
> loaded so maybe it updated a few days ago and caused this bug
>
did you follow the instructions I gave you? And don't say its not in
IE. Follow what I said.

--
You Know You're Getting Even Older When . . . At the breakfast table
you hear snap, crackle, and pop, but you're not eating cereal.

On 7 Jul 2006 07:19:07 -0700, in message < .com>,
wrote:

> X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4,gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe)


> I love Firefox - I've had it installed for a year or more but suddenly
> it has changed to start acting like a Microsoft product. In the past,
> when I clicked on mail to links, my defualt mail application was opened
> - Eudora. Suddenly, I click on a mail to link and Gmail opens. I didn't
> install any new software, extensions, preferences or anything. It
> suddenly started behaving in this odd way.
>
> My troubleshooting so far includes:
> I went the route of Tools-Folder Options-File Types but there's nothing
> in there for Mail to.

If there is nothing in Tools -> Folder Options -> File Types for
the following

Extensions = (NONE)
File Types = URL:MailTo Protocol

then your Windows registry could be messed up.

Would you be happy to check further using the Windows registry editor?


> I loaded the same page in IE and clicked on the same link and Eudora
> opened so my change is not global, just in Firefox.

IE uses a different part of the Windows registry to other apps.

Try this test instead...


Go to Run -> Start and enter a mailto URL like this

private.php?do=newpm&u=

Which application opens to handle the outgoing email?


> In Firefox Options-Downloads-View and Edit Files, there is no reference
> to Mail to command.

Check this instead

In Firefox, enter

about:config

in the URL bar. Then enter

mailto

in the "Filter" field which appears.

What preference names and values are shown?

You should at the very least have the following

Preference name Type Value
---------------------------------------- ------- -----
network.protocol-handler.external.mailto boolean true


> Any help would be appreciated. If this is not the correct forum,
> apologies and please direct me to a better place to post this.
>
> Thanks
> Dave


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Cheers,
Ralph

"Curiosity skilled the cat."