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Changing default email to Mac mail

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It appears that the latest browser updated changed the default email address, which used to be Apple mail.

Where can that be re-set to what it used to be? I checked all over in Settings but could not find any place to do it. Thanks.

It appears that the latest browser updated changed the default email address, which used to be Apple mail. Where can that be re-set to what it used to be? I checked all over in Settings but could not find any place to do it. Thanks.

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Hi Sue, do you mean Firefox is using the wrong program to compose a message, or Firefox is using the right program, but the From address in the new message is incorrect?

On the first issue:

Could you check the "mailto" setting. This article has the details: Change the program used to open email links. If in doubt, change it to "Always ask" and the next time you click a mailto link or use the Email Link feature, Firefox should pop up a chooser to select the program.

Can you get that back to Mac mail?

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Thanks, jscher2000.

I meant that Firefox is using the wrong program to compose a message.

My mailto setting is correct, the default is Mail. I did change it to "Always ask" as you suggested and I will see what happens next time when when mail is invoked. I cannot remember off-hand the website where that was needed ....