Default mail client

Givedark · 03-14-2013, 04:36 PM

How do you change the default mail client? Any time that I click a link to email someone a different browser opens. I tried changing the default email reader in the application Mail, but now when I click an email link in firefox an infinite number of tabs try to open. The only way to stop the madness is to force quit.

Why would anyone ever want the default option to be for a link to open a browser other than the browser that was used to click the link?

DeltaMac · 03-14-2013, 07:44 PM

When you click an email link, the default is for the linked email client to launch. You have to change the link for emails, which (again) does not default to webmail - you have to change that setting manually (somehow). The reverse is also true for clicking a weblink within an email, which should open that link in whatever the default browser is, (not necessarily your active web browser, either)

I think RCDefaultApp is still useful to set the changes that you want to make...
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/14618/rcdefaultapp

benwiggy · 03-15-2013, 05:45 AM

There is (still) a preference for the default email client app in Mail's preferences.

A browser shouldn't open, unless you've somehow selected the web browser as your email client.

dianeross · 03-15-2013, 08:06 PM

Try IC-Switch. Easy to toggle default app for Email, Web, FTP, News & RSS. Free!

http://flip.macrobyte.net/software/ic-switch_en

03-14-2013, 04:36 PM	#1
Givedark Triple-A Player Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 86	Default mail client How do you change the default mail client? Any time that I click a link to email someone a different browser opens. I tried changing the default email reader in the application Mail, but now when I click an email link in firefox an infinite number of tabs try to open. The only way to stop the madness is to force quit. Why would anyone ever want the default option to be for a link to open a browser other than the browser that was used to click the link?

03-15-2013, 08:06 PM	#4
dianeross All Star Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 593	Try IC-Switch. Easy to toggle default app for Email, Web, FTP, News & RSS. Free! http://flip.macrobyte.net/software/ic-switch_en __________________ -- Diane Ross, Office Mac Help OfficeforMacHelp Scripts for Mac

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03-14-2013, 07:44 PM	#2
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,956	When you click an email link, the default is for the linked email client to launch. You have to change the link for emails, which (again) does not default to webmail - you have to change that setting manually (somehow). The reverse is also true for clicking a weblink within an email, which should open that link in whatever the default browser is, (not necessarily your active web browser, either) I think RCDefaultApp is still useful to set the changes that you want to make... http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/14618/rcdefaultapp

03-15-2013, 05:45 AM	#3
benwiggy League Commissioner Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,040	There is (still) a preference for the default email client app in Mail's preferences. A browser shouldn't open, unless you've somehow selected the web browser as your email client.