[nflug] fun with ssh

[Darin Perusich]

In order to get mailto: working in Firefox you need to set the 
network.protocol-handler.app.ftp, network.protocol-handler.app.http, and 
network.protocol-handler.app.https preferences for Tbird.

This is my custom user.js files for both Firefox and Tbird..

<login1:~> cat /misc/apps/SunOS/thunderbird/defaults/pref/user.js
pref("network.protocol-handler.app.ftp", "/misc/apps/bin/firefox");
pref("network.protocol-handler.app.http", "/misc/apps/bin/firefox");
pref("network.protocol-handler.app.https", "/misc/apps/bin/firefox");

<login1:~> cat /misc/apps/SunOS/firefox/defaults/pref/user.js
pref("network.protocol-handler.app.mailto","/misc/apps/bin/thunderbird");

Stephen Burke wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm using ssh -X to run thunderbird for this mailbox. When I click a 
> link in a message a new tab opens in my local firefox. I have no idea 
> why it's doing this, but actually it's rather useful, especially if the 
> links include flash or video. What I need now is a way to send "mailto" 
> links from the local ff back to the remote tbird instead of the local 
> (unconfigured) evolution. Both machines are ubuntu feisty.
> 
> I'm thinking there's something that can be done in about:config, but I 
> haven't had any luck mucking about with the mail-type settings that are 
> there. I'm also unsure about what would go in a new one in this 
> instance. Maybe a line in /etc/mailcap?
> 
> Everything I've found online has been various universities explaining to 
> students how to connect to their mail servers with ssh for whatever reason.
> 
> I'm lost.
> 
> Thanks,
> S.
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Darin Perusich
Unix Systems Administrator
Cognigen Corporation
395 Youngs Rd.
Williamsville, NY 14221
Phone: 716-633-3463
Email: darinper at cognigencorp.com