69402 - [RFE] Better mail/news Windows integration / registration

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 90071

(MailNews Core :: Backend, enhancement, P2)

Description

[ajbu]

To have an option to set Mozilla mail or news as a default for mail / news 
handling (Configuration Panel, Internet Options, tab 'Programs') Mozilla needs 
to populate a few registry settings. Note that these settings do *not* change 
any user settings, or defaults. The user still has to choose Mozilla as the 
mail/news handler.
Because it doesn't change any user settings and only registers Mozilla as a 
mail / news client, I think this belongs to the installer.
I guess this can be added to mail.jst, I could create a patch using the App 
Paths registration in Browser.jst as a sample.
Netscape 4.7 also registers itself this way, as a subkey of 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\. It is also possible to register the HTML 
editor, but I'll have to figure out the correct keys for that.

If there is agreement on the location for this registration / no objection for 
registing I'll like to try to create a patch.

Comment 1

[ajbu]

The URL with information about the registry keys is   
http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/browser/configuration/ClientReg/ClientRegistr
yLayout.asp 
In Microsoft style not al information is correct, and the settings are not only 
used by IE, but it gives the general idea

Comment 2

[Keyser Sose]

Marking NEW.

Comment 3

[Sean Su]

Perhaps this might be better done along with the windows file associations 
dialog at the startup of the browser?

Comment 4

[selmer (gone)]

nom nsbeta1, we should try to do this if we can.

Comment 5

[scottputterman]

moving to 0.9.2

Comment 6

[Syd Logan]

Kevin, I think this feature needs more definition, and may have some impact on
mail news. So, reassigning to you for consideration.

Comment 7

[scottputterman]

It does have impact on mailnews which is why I've been marking the bug! 
resetting back to old values.

Comment 8

[scottputterman]

adding PDT+

Comment 9

[scottputterman]

moving to 0.9.3

Comment 10

[Blake Ross]

Missed 0.9.3.

Comment 11

[Sean Su]

Mozilla mail cannot be a default mail handeler because it does not support MAPI.
  Until we have this support, this bug won't get fixed.  Punting this to 0.9.5.

Comment 12

[kmurray1115]

That would be 91702.

Comment 13

[scottputterman]

moving to 0.9.6

Comment 14

[scottputterman]

So it looks like we have simple mapi (or hopefully will soon on the trunk).  I
think all that's left is to handle mailto:  which looks to be covered in 96717
which perhaps we should take back from law.  Is there anything else left in this
bug?

Comment 15

[scottputterman]

moving to 0.9.8

Comment 16

[Sean Su]

This bug is essentially a dupe of bug 90071

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 90071 ***

Comment 17

[Grace Bush]

verified duplicate