How do I make Evolution handle mailto: links in my browser?

(Last modified: 16OCT2003)

issue

When I click on a mailto: link (or email address) in my web browser, I would like Evolution to come up, but it doesn't. How do I make this happen?

fix

Galeon

When you click on a mailto: link the gnome URL handler is called to decide what to do with the link. You can set the handler with the GNOME control center

If you are running Ximian Desktop 2: Select System -> Personal Settings In the Settings window that pops up, double click on File Associations Choose Internet Services > Unknown service types Click on [Edit] Enter

evolution "%s"

in to the Program field Click on [OK] to accept the changes If you are running Ximian GNOME 1.4: Selecet System -> Settings Choose Advanced > URL Handlers. If you do not have Advanced on the left hand side you need to install control-center-plus from Red Carpet. If you see a

mailto

handler already defined select it from the list. If not, type

mailto

(without quotes) in the upper left text box. Enter

evolution "%s"

into the "handler:" text box Click [ Set ] to accept the changes Click [ OK ] If you are running your distribution's GNOME 2.2 based desktop: Open a terminal window Run the command<br/>

$ gnome-file-types-properties<br/>

In the Settings window that pops up, double click on File Associations Choose Internet Services > Unknown service types Click on [Edit] Enter

evolution "%s"

in to the Program field Click on [OK] to accept the changes Mozilla:

Mozilla does not support external mail clients.

Netscape:

Netscape includes a mail client, and more or less expects you to use it. However, there is a workaround in the form of a program called "Muttzilla." You can find information about it at sourceforge.net/projects/muttzilla. This project appears to be out of date.

Konqueror In KDE Control Center, go to KDE Components-->Components Chooser Select the "Email Client" category In the Default Component section, enter

evolution mailto:%t

into the "Use a different email client" box. There are also options for subject: %s; CC: %c; BCC: %b; Template body text: %B; and Attachment: %A. Opera: In Opera select File -> Preferences Go to the "Applications" category Enter into the "E-mail Client" box the line:

evolution mailto:[%t]?cc=[%c]&subject=[%s]&body=[%b]



Document Title:	How do I make Evolution handle mailto: links in my browser?
Document ID:	ximian104
Creation Date:	16OCT2003
Modified Date:	16OCT2003
Novell Product Class:	Evolution
Novell Product and Version:

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