249311 - File > Send Page... does not use default mail application

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: Shell Integration, defect)

Description

[Heikki Toivonen (remove -bugzilla when emailing directly)]

FF 0.9.1. 

I have set Mozilla Mail 1.7 as my default mail application on Windows XP. I can
right click a file in Windows Explorer and choose to mail it, and it will launch
Mozilla Mail to do that.

When I have FF running and select File > Send Page... (or whatever the exact
wording was), it launches Outlook Express. Obviously I would have expected it to
launch Mozilla Mail.

Comment 1

[Brent Garber]

This bug has been discussed many times before in many other bugs, I'd suggest
the Search feature of bugzilla.

Comment 2

[Heikki Toivonen (remove -bugzilla when emailing directly)]

Well, I did search before filing, and I did not see anything that would match.
Since you obviously know what you are talking about, why not provide some actual
links?

Comment 3

[Brent Garber]

Some possible duplicates can/could/might include:
bug 152526
bug 130253
bug 246595
bug 144484

Comment 4

[Heikki Toivonen (remove -bugzilla when emailing directly)]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Some possible duplicates can/could/might include:
> bug 152526 Menu->Send link does not open external mail app (should use mailto:)

No, besides, Firefox does launch an external mail application.

> bug 130253 Default install hijacks Internet Explorer Send Link by E-Mail function

No, besides, Firefox does not hijack Internet Explorer's Send Link by E-Mail

> bug 246595 File -> Send Link does not send link

No, besides, this works

> bug 144484 "Send Page ..." menu option does not integrate with external mail
clients (Outlook, Eudora, etc.)

No, that bug is about using Mozilla Mail when the default is something else


This bug does not seem to be a duplicate of any of the bugs you mentioned, or
any other bug that I was able to find. I also was not able to see anyone
describing exactly this situation I am experiencing, but maybe I did not read
carefully enough.

However, I did notice from
http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=152526#c18 that in Control Panel >
Internet Options > Programs Tab > E-Mail Drop-down
box Mozilla Mail was NOT selected, even though Mozilla's preferences show that
Mozilla Mail is the default, and right clicking in Windows Explorer will use
Mozilla Mail. Once I manually set Mozilla Mail also in Control Panel > Internet
Options > Programs Tab > E-Mail Drop-down
box, Firefox launches Mozilla Mail for File > Send Page...

I'll mark this bug invalid, and file a new one on Mozilla Mail to correctly set
set default mail application.