Closed Bug 538636 Opened 16 years ago Closed 15 years ago

Default client check on Thunderbird startup fails to remember settings

Categories

(Thunderbird :: Mail Window Front End, defect)

Product:
Thunderbird
Component:
Mail Window Front End
Platform:
x86
macOS
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

People

(Reporter: rohan.ranade, Unassigned)

Details

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.1.7) Gecko/20091221 Firefox/3.5.7 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.1.5) Gecko/20091204 Thunderbird/3.0 The dialog for checking if Thunderbird is a default mail/rss client pops up every time thunderbird is launched. It disregards the user's preference that the dialog should not be displayed automatically on thunderbird launch. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Launch Thunderbird 2. Dialog box asking if Thunderbird should check whether it is default client for mail/news feeds pops up. 3. Uncheck the "Always perform this check..." option and then press OK. 4. Restart Thunderbird. 5. The dialog again shows up
What happens when you start thunderbird in -safe-mode (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_mode) ?
(In reply to comment #1) > What happens when you start thunderbird in -safe-mode > (http://kb.mozillazine.org/Safe_mode) ? Behavior stays the same.
can you check the file rights on prefs.js that is in your profile (see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird) ? and make sure you users as the proper right to write on this file.
Rohan... > can you check the file rights on prefs.js that is in your profile (see > http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Thunderbird) ? and make sure you > users as the proper right to write on this file.
Whiteboard: closeme 2010-11-15
RESOLVED INCOMPLETE due to lack of response to last question. If you feel this change was made in error, please respond to this bug with your reasons why.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 15 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
Checked the prefs.js file permissions: -rw-r--r--@ 1 rohanranade staff 7439 Nov 9 00:11 prefs.js
Rohan, is this still happening? Also, are you sure you pressed OK in that dialog? People often press cancel thinking the "always check..." option will stay unchecked after that. So this could be bug 476426.
Whiteboard: closeme 2010-11-15
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