72853 - Need to support SendTo>Mail on Windows.

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, defect)

Description

[Wesley George]

<summary>
Need to support SendTo>Mail on Windows.

<scenario>
When installing Netscape 4.7x, a Netscape Messenger shortcut gets placed in 
\Documents and Settings\%user%\SendTo.  The shortcut points to a target \%
install dir%\Program\sendto32.exe

Right clicking on a file and selecting SendTo|Netscape Messenger opens a new 
mail message with the file affixed as an attachment. (This feature also works 
for Outlook).

The feature should be implemented for Netscape 6.5.  There doesn't seem to be 
any corresponding "sendto32.exe" file in build 2001-03-21-09-Mtrunk.  

<repro steps>
Copy the Mail shortcut (which links to \%install dir%\netscp6.exe -mail) to 
\Documents and Settings\%user%\SendTo, right click on a file and select 
SendTo|Mail.

<result>
1.If Netscape is already launched, the mail window comes to the forefront.
2.If Netscape is not open, Netscape launches and opens to the browser but the 
mail window does not open.

<expected result>
Whether or not Netscape has been launched, a new mail message should appear 
with the file affixed as an attachment.

Comment 1

[Stefan Borggraefe]

WFM with Windows XP SP1 and Build ID 2003012508.

Is this still an issue with older Windows versions?

Comment 2

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

This may be a problem for Win95, Win98-1E, or WinNT4 systems; I'm not sure at 
what point the "Send To | Mail Recipient" context menu item became standard in 
Windows, or if there's a particular component of Windows software that needs to 
be selected for this to be in place.

Under Win98SE (and presumably ME), and Windows 2000, this item seems to be 
standard.  It is simply a zero-byte file in the "Send To" folder in Windows with 
an extension of .MAPIMAIL.  Mozilla installs itself as a MAPI client when it 
sets itself as the default mailer, and Windows invokes MAPI to call Mozilla.

Wesley George, is this bug still a problem for you?

Comment 3

[Mike Cowperthwaite]

=>WFM, no response from reporter.
Voters for this bug might want to move their votes.