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rdolishny | January 08, 2009 01:40 AM | in Email

I use Gmail but when I click an email address on a web page Outlook Express launches. Can it launch Gmail?

I'm using Firefox. i'm sure there was an addon or extension but I'm using Better Gmail and that isn't helping here.

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BEST ANSWER chosen by asker | alyssaf | January 08, 2009 04:54 AM

Actually it's much simpler than that if you are using Firefox! It's a simple setting in your preferences.

In Firefox go to Tools / Options and click on Applications. Under content type look for (or add) mailto

Then select "use Gmail" as the application default for any mailto links you may click while you browse.

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Personal use and Firefox Options settings

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Thank you! I knew I chose Firefox for some reason.

The other recommendations suggested I download the Gmail notifier which feels like spyware to me, and intruded into my desktop. I mentioned in the question I use Firefox and no one else picked up on that.

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cobbly | January 08, 2009 02:09 AM

You need to download the Gmail Notifier, check out the instructions from Google here:

https://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=10966&query=mailto:&topic=0&type=f&ctx=en:search

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pazaq | January 08, 2009 03:22 AM

Because Gmail is a web based email there is no way to associate it with a mailto: reference in windows. So you need a stub program to act as a liaison between the OS and website. In the case of gmail the Gmail Notifier above does this. It also puts a little icon in your system tray that tells you if you have new mail waiting for you.

I voted yes because this is definitely the easiest and best answer. The some of the others below probably will work but I know this one will because it's what I use.

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bucabay | February 01, 2009 03:33 PM

"So you need a stub program to act as a liaison between the OS and website".

You forgot that Google and Firefox are "friends". So in this case the stub program is Firefox.

Interesting idea though, would be to use Open Service Description as a method of associating protocol references with a web service or website.

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