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Firefox and IE forcing me to use their email system when I reply link

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RScottF
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I'm tired of having to copy and paste an email address to Thunderbird from a Website while using Firefox or IE, in Windows 8.1

I should be able to double-click the email on the site and be directed to Thunderbird in my system to write and send. Instead I get a screen asking me to switch to Outlook, Yahoo and a couple of others. HOW DO I STOP THIS MAJOR PAIN, without cancelling Thunderbird?

Thanks, Scott

I'm tired of having to copy and paste an email address to Thunderbird from a Website while using Firefox or IE, in Windows 8.1 I should be able to double-click the email on the site and be directed to Thunderbird in my system to write and send. Instead I get a screen asking me to switch to Outlook, Yahoo and a couple of others. HOW DO I STOP THIS MAJOR PAIN, without cancelling Thunderbird? Thanks, Scott

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Toad-Hall
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Set Thunderbird as default email client. Check default MAIL TO protocol settings:

Control Panel > "Default Programs", click on "Associate a file type or protocol with a program" Under 'Protocols' MAIL TO : set default as Thunderbird click on 'close'

Retest a Firefox browser email address mailto link.

Toad-Hall
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Close Thunderbird.

Control Panel > Default Programs > Set program associations Select 'thunderbird' click on 'choose defaults for this program' Select all the following: Extension:

  • .eml
  • .wdseml

Protocols:

  • MAIL TO

Start Menu

  • E-mail Link

click on Save


Default Programs -> Set Program Access and Computer Defaults Select : 'Custom' click on the down arrow to show more under 'choose a default email program' Select: 'Mozilla Thunderbird' and 'enable access to this program' uncheck all other email clients and all other 'enable access to this program'. click on OK