336901 - cannot be set as the default client cannot use web links to e-mail

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Description

[mike]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.3) Gecko/20060426 Firefox/1.5.0.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.3) Gecko/20060426 Firefox/1.5.0.3

When I log onto thunderbird I cannot get it to work as my default client.  I have set it in the registry and every other possible way.  I have looked at all the web help and tried every fix.  When I try to use an e-mail link on the web I get about 100 boxes and each one said e-mail client not installed properly?  I really like thunderbird but I cannot use it if I cannot link to e-mails.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.log onto thunderbird

2.or link to any e-mail address on the web
3.
Actual Results:  
When logging onto thunderbird I get a message thunderbird not your default mail client would you like to make it your default.  
When linking to an e-mail of the web I get about a hundred boxes that come up and say my mail client is not properly installed.

Comment 1

[Gary Kwong [:gkw] [:nth10sd] (NOT official MoCo now)]

Reporter, does the issue still occur in the latest supported 2.0.0.x / Shredder trunk nightlies?

(1.5.0.x is now end-of-life and the latest supported 2.0.0.x is 2.0.0.16)

Comment 2

[Joshua Cranmer [:jcranmer]]

RESO INCO per lack of response to last comment. If you feel this change was made in error, please respond to this bug with your reasons why.