Email Links in Firefox

Claire79

Hello

I'm using an Acer Aspire One netbook. When using the MSE competition forums if there was a thread which had an email link posted I used to be able to click it and it would open a new email with the 'to' bit filled in. Now all of a sudden when I click the links, nothing happens?

Does anyone know what I can do to get these links working again?

(It's not just email links on MSE it's on all websites.)

Many thanks to anyone who can help me?

soul619

try using right click an select the option open in a new window

Claire79

soul619 wrote: »

try using right click an select the option open in a new window

That doesn't do anything? The only options when I right click are:

• Copy email address
• Copy link location
• Properties

PeterPerfect

In Firefox check from the menu Tools->Options->Applications. There should be a content type called mailto. This should be set to the mail program used. Please check the setting

fermi

Make sure that the option for what to do with email links is set correctly in Firefox.



And make sure your default email client in Windows is set correctly.

Claire79

PeterPerfect wrote: »

In Firefox check from the menu Tools->Options->Applications. There should be a content type called mailto. This should be set to the mail program used. Please check the setting

I'm struggling, sorry. When I go into Tools, there is no 'Options'?

I get:

• Websearch
• Downloads
• Add ons
• Error Console
• DOM Inspector
• Page Info
• Clear Private Data

Claire79

fermi wrote: »

Make sure that the option for what to do with email links is set correctly in Firefox.



And make sure your default email client in Windows is set correctly.

On this picture, when I get this box up, where you have 'Applications' I have 'Feeds'??

Sorry - I'm rubbish!!

tomsutton529

Claire79 wrote: »

On this picture, when I get this box up, where you have 'Applications' I have 'Feeds'??

Sorry - I'm rubbish!!

you may need to update firefox, i had a similar issue with a acer last week. and to make things better, its not a simple task.

http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/07/installing-firefox-3-on-acer-aspire-one.html

fermi

tomsutton529 wrote: »

you may need to update firefox,

Sounds like it. You should have version 3.08 to be up to date.

Link: Updating Firefox

Then follow instructions here.

Link: Changing the e-mail program used by Firefox

Claire79

tomsutton529 wrote: »

you may need to update firefox, i had a similar issue with a acer last week. and to make things better, its not a simple task.

http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/07/installing-firefox-3-on-acer-aspire-one.html

Aaargh! That is not what I wanted to hear :eek: :rotfl:I will have a read of your thread, thank you. Why would it work and then for no reason just stop? How bizarre.

PeterPerfect

It is possible some other program has been installed and hijacked the setting. Certainly you will need to upgrade Firefox sometime, as some websites will not work with older versions