Thunderbird - how to make default email client
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How do I change my default email from kmail to thunderbird? someone mentioned to change the script in the firefox.js file. I even logged in as root but I couldn't get permission to change it. Is this the line that I change kmail to thunderbird?
pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mailto","/usr/bin/kmail");
Any clues?
I found the answer in conrol center > components chooser, and modified the about:config file and changed it from kmail to mozilla-thunderbird. Now Tbird is the default email client.
This forum is very helpful.
Thank you.
Try this
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This is specific to makeing thunderbird default email client when using firefox browser:
Open File manager as root,
In Mepis it's a link at the bottom of the screen and when you hold the mouse over it is says ( File Manager-Super User Mode )
Then Navagate to the folder:
file:/etc/mozilla-firefox/pref
You will see a file called:
firefox.js
Open it and you will see the line item:
pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mailto","/usr/bin/kmail");
This is specific to making the thunderbird the default email client when using the firefox browser.
You will then change this to:
pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mailto","mozilla-thunderbird");
Save the file by clicking on the image of the floppy diskette in upper left portion of your screen.
Then close the windows and all browsers and re-start your firefox browser.
Hope this helps
If you want to make it the default email client for another browser please specify which one.
Please read text within the folder as this will make this permenent for all users etc. and will stay perminent when uprading as well.
If you want to change this for only one user, the process is different and will not stay perminent on updgrades at least according to the text within the firefox.js file.
This did not work for me. I
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This did not work for me. I changed the component chooser, as suggested, but links still start in kmail.