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  • matphil
    matphil Posts: 937 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper I won, I won, I won!
    The trouble is that when I try to follow the directions on that last link I don't have a mailto showing under applications.
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,025 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Bake Off Boss!
    edited 12 February 2015 at 12:49AM
    Hmm. You may not have a mailto content type because you don't have a "standard mail client" installed e.g. Windows Live Mail or Outlook.

    SO, install an addon. This SHOULD populate the mailto content type... I suggest try this for starters
    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/mailtowebmails/?src=search
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • matphil
    matphil Posts: 937 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper I won, I won, I won!
    grumpycrab thank you very much you are a genius.
    I installed the add on, and I now have mailto in applications.
    I chose Y mail then clicked an email link and it opened in firefox.
    I'm really grateful for all the time you have spent helping me get this sorted.
  • grumpycrab
    grumpycrab Posts: 5,025 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Bake Off Boss!
    matphil wrote: »
    grumpycrab thank you very much you are a genius.
    Jivesinger provided the clue (and link).
    If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.
  • matphil
    matphil Posts: 937 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper I won, I won, I won!
    Jivesinger thank you very much, I did check your link and I had looked at that page before I just couldn't work out what to do without having the mailto link there.
  • RumRat
    RumRat Posts: 4,995 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 12 February 2015 at 11:34AM
    matphil wrote: »
    Yes it did say Beta on it, should I install 35.0.1 instead then.
    Only if all else fails....Sometimes the Beta version has extra functions and other times it loses something.
    The mailto works perfectly in my version 35.0.1. So as a last resort it won't do any harm to change versions.
    Drinking Rum before 10am makes you
    A PIRATE
    Not an Alcoholic...!
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