Browsing with Safari, when I click on a "mailto:" URL
(abc@def.gh) the application invoked is Entourage.
I would prefer to have it be Thunderbird (or Mutt?).
I have looked at all the Preferences menus and Help pages
that I can think of, but nowhere do I find a way of
changing the application that comes up for such URLs.

It must be possible -? TIA for any advice.

Cheers, N.

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Nollaig MacKenzie <nollaig@amhuinnDELETEsuidheCAPS.net> wrote:

> Browsing with Safari, when I click on a "mailto:" URL
> (abc@def.gh) the application invoked is Entourage.
> I would prefer to have it be Thunderbird (or Mutt?).
> I have looked at all the Preferences menus and Help pages
> that I can think of, but nowhere do I find a way of
> changing the application that comes up for such URLs.
>
> It must be possible -? TIA for any advice.

<http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>

On 2004.12.06 17:38:27,
the amazing <neillmassello@earthlink.net> declared:

> Nollaig MacKenzie <nollaig@amhuinnDELETEsuidheCAPS.net> wrote:
>
>> Browsing with Safari, when I click on a "mailto:" URL
>> (abc@def.gh) the application invoked is Entourage.
>> I would prefer to have it be Thunderbird (or Mutt?).
>> I have looked at all the Preferences menus and Help pages
>> that I can think of, but nowhere do I find a way of
>> changing the application that comes up for such URLs.
>>
>> It must be possible -? TIA for any advice.
>
><http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/>

Download, install, a few clicks, and it's done!

Thanks! N.

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Nollaig MacKenzie <nollaig@amhuinnDELETEsuidheCAPS.net> writes:
>
> Browsing with Safari, when I click on a "mailto:" URL (abc@def.gh)
> the application invoked is Entourage. I would prefer to have it be
> Thunderbird (or Mutt?). I have looked at all the Preferences menus
> and Help pages that I can think of, but nowhere do I find a way of
> changing the application that comes up for such URLs.

Launch Apple's Mail program (/Applications/Mail) and make the change
in its preferences dialog.

Yes, this seems like the wrong place to be setting that preference,
but that's where Apple put it.

-- David

David C. wrote:
> Nollaig MacKenzie <nollaig@amhuinnDELETEsuidheCAPS.net> writes:
>> nowhere do I find a way of
>> changing the (default) application (for email)
>
>
> Launch Apple's Mail program (/Applications/Mail) and make the change
> in its preferences dialog.
>
> Yes, this seems like the wrong place to be setting that preference,
> but that's where Apple put it.
>
> -- David
Hey, that's good to know. You do mail/preferences/select<click> and
then you can choose any darn program you want.
I never use Mail, and my web browser and email program (and news for
that matter) are all Mozilla, but still, that's a handy tip.
GW

On 2004.12.08 04:24:26,
the amazing <shamino@techie.com> declared:

> Nollaig MacKenzie <nollaig@amhuinnDELETEsuidheCAPS.net> writes:
>>
>> Browsing with Safari, when I click on a "mailto:" URL (abc@def.gh)
>> the application invoked is Entourage. I would prefer to have it be
>> Thunderbird (or Mutt?). I have looked at all the Preferences menus
>> and Help pages that I can think of, but nowhere do I find a way of
>> changing the application that comes up for such URLs.
>
> Launch Apple's Mail program (/Applications/Mail) and make the change
> in its preferences dialog.
>
> Yes, this seems like the wrong place to be setting that preference,
> but that's where Apple put it.

!! I would never have found that on my own.

I'm glad I saw Neil M.'s post about www.rubicode.com
first, though. RCDefaultApp looks like a very handy thing.

Cheers, N.

--

Nollaig MacKenzie writes:
> David C. wrote:
>> Nollaig MacKenzie writes:
>>>
>>> Browsing with Safari, when I click on a "mailto:" URL (abc@def.gh)
>>> the application invoked is Entourage. I would prefer to have it
>>> be Thunderbird (or Mutt?). I have looked at all the Preferences
>>> menus and Help pages that I can think of, but nowhere do I find a
>>> way of changing the application that comes up for such URLs.
>>
>> Launch Apple's Mail program (/Applications/Mail) and make the
>> change in its preferences dialog.
>>
>> Yes, this seems like the wrong place to be setting that preference,
>> but that's where Apple put it.
>
> !! I would never have found that on my own.

I needed help too. I've a friend who works at an Apple Genius Bar
who told me about that one.

Similarly, the preference to set the system-default web browser is in
Safari's preference dialog.

-- David

In article <m2mzwni3zh.fsf@qqqq.invalid>, shamino@techie.com (David C.)
wrote:

> Nollaig MacKenzie writes:
> I needed help too. I've a friend who works at an Apple Genius Bar
> who told me about that one.
>
> Similarly, the preference to set the system-default web browser is in
> Safari's preference dialog.
>
> -- David

Another unlikely place: The protocol helper section of Internet Explorer.
Use:
-http & https: web browser
-mailto: default mail app
-zip, stuffit, etc: Usually StuffIt Expander

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Macintosh Programming and Support in Central Florida
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On 12/6/04 11:34 AM, in article iaee82-9ol.ln1@news.amhuinnsuidhe.net,
"Nollaig MacKenzie" <nollaig@amhuinnDELETEsuidheCAPS.net> wrote:

> Browsing with Safari, when I click on a "mailto:" URL
> (abc@def.gh) the application invoked is Entourage.
> I would prefer to have it be Thunderbird (or Mutt?).
> I have looked at all the Preferences menus and Help pages
> that I can think of, but nowhere do I find a way of
> changing the application that comes up for such URLs.
>
> It must be possible -? TIA for any advice.
>
> Cheers, N.

The default mail program setting is accessible from the Apple Mail program
under Mail -> Preferences -> General.

- Mike