281747 - Mozilla not linked to Thunderbird

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: General, defect)

Description

[kolli69usa]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8a6) Gecko/20050111
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8a6) Gecko/20050111

Mozilla does not link to Thunderbird from the Window -> Mail & Newsgroups command.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Thunderbird first and get email configured for at least one account. 
2. Install Mozilla onto same machine.
3. Go to Window Menu in Mozilla and click Mail & Newsgroups.

Actual Results:  
It comes up with a wizard to configure email, even though my email is already
configured.

Expected Results:  
Opened up Thunderbird.

Comment 1

[OstGote!]

Mozilla Suite has a built in mail program. Why should it link to TB for that
menu command? 

If you want to use your OS default mail program for mailto: links use the pref
network.protocol-handler.external.mailto with true.

Comment 2

[kolli69usa]

Could not find network.protocol-handler.external.mailto in either prefs. Can you
be more specific on were to set this, or is there a gui way to do it?

Thank you.

Comment 3

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

There is no reasonable gui for that pref past about:config.

But this bug as filed is invalid.  That menu option opens up the mozilla suite
mail client, as it's supposed to.