119131 - When initiating a compose window via mapi, it also opens a browser window

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(MailNews Core :: Simple MAPI, defect)

Description

[Dimitrios]

Tested with build 2002010903, Win95. On file manager or windows desktop, Send
To->Mail Recipient does open a message compose window, but it also opens a
browser window.

I'm filing this bug because bug 102821 is verified as fixed. I think we should
leave this bug open until it is fixed on trunk too.

Comment 1

[Ian Tommins ('thelem')]

I'm running Win2000 with build 2002011503 (on of the first couple of trunk
builds with MAPI working).

Initial situation:
 * Mozilla loaded, with a browser and the main mail window open.
 * IE loaded on a page with a mailto link in it.

OK, now the first time I clicked on the mailto link, a browser window opened
behind IE with mailto:address in the address bar. Each further click on the line
opens a new browser window with mailto:address in the address bar, and also a
mail compose window. Again, these are all behind the IE window.

Comment 2

[R.K.Aa.]

*** Bug 129625 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3

[Ray Booysen]

R.K.Aa  mentioned that this opened an IE window.  I experience the same problem,
but a Mozilla Browser window opens up.  

This only happens if mozilla is not running.  If an instance of the browser is
open, a compose call works perfectly.

Comment 4

[Chris Foreman]

My database (Asksam) includes mailto: links.  When I click on a link, Mozilla
opens a compose window (correct).  It also opens a browzer window (incorrect). 
This happens when I already have both Mozilla and Mail open.  I am using Mozilla
1.6 on Windows XP.

[e-mail]

Comment 5

[Matthias Wieloch]

I have that problem with Mozilla 1.7 and Windows XP too.

The reason is a wrong registry entry (in Windows XP):
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{29F458BE-8866-11D5-A3DD-00B0D0F3BAA7}\LocalServer32

This entry needs the value "C:\\Programme\\mozilla.org\\Mozilla\\Mozilla.exe
-mail" instead of "C:\\Programme\\mozilla.org\\Mozilla\\Mozilla.exe"

After that the mail window will be started if mapi is initiated, not the browser
window.

Comment 6

[Rene Hoferichter]

I'm using WinXP and moz 1.7.3 and this one is really annoying

Comment 7

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

(In reply to comment #5)
> I have that problem with Mozilla 1.7 and Windows XP too.
> 
> The reason is a wrong registry entry (in Windows XP):
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{29F458BE-8866-11D5-A3DD-00B0D0F3BAA7}\LocalServer32
> 
> This entry needs the value
> "C:\\Programme\\mozilla.org\\Mozilla\\Mozilla.exe -mail" 
> instead of
> "C:\\Programme\\mozilla.org\\Mozilla\\Mozilla.exe"

With Thunderbird 1.0+0302 set as the default mail client, the value of that 
registry key is set to
  <path>\THUNDE~1.EXE /MAPIStartUp
And Mozilla 1.8b-0120 shows a similar
  <path>\mozilla.exe /MAPIStartUp

With TB, if this starts the program, this opens both the 3pane and the compose 
window; with Mozilla, it starts with a browser window and a compose window.
If the program is already open, the only new window is the compose window.

I tried changing the path to
  <path>\mozilla.exe -compose
and got *two* compose windows.

Comment 8

[Ludovic Hirlimann [:Usul]]

I haven't seen this in recent builds of TB. Can any of the CC list members or the reporter tell us if they still see this ?

Comment 9

[Dimitrios]

wfm a long ago.