[NTLUG:Discuss] Thunderbird stopped talking to Firefox?!?

[david]

Michael Barnes wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Steve Baker <steve at sjbaker.org> wrote:
>
>   
>> I've done a couple of upgrades to Firefox over the last couple of months
>> - I'm at the latest rev.  But I've noticed that at some point clicking
>> on a highlighted URL inside Thunderbird no longer opens a Firefox
>> browser window - and it doesn't cause an existing Firefox window to pick
>> up that URL either?!?
>>
>> I thought it might be that Firefox was no longer the default browser or
>> something - but that's not it.
>>
>> This is an OpenSuSE 11.2 64bit system.
>>
>> Any clues?
>>
>>  -- Steve
>>
>>     
>
>
> Same thing happened to me.  Started a couple months ago during some
> upgrades.  I'm running SUSE 10.2, Firefox 3.0.4 and Thunderbird 1.5.0.14.  I
> have to right click on URL, copy link, then paste it into a browser window.
> I've found the question many times, but never an answer.  Maybe we'll get
> one here.
>
> Michael
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Hope this helps. I found it on a forum.

To config thunderdird to use firefox for it's links:
In Thunderbird
Edit->Preferences
then go:
Advanced->General

Click on 'Config Editor' and on editor check for a key:
network.protocol-handler.app.http
(you can make it if it doesn't exist) RIghtClick on the Config Editor 
Background and

1. From the pop-up menu, select "New".
2. From the next pop-up menu, select "String".
3. In the pop-up dialog box "Enter preference name", enter 
"network.protocol-handler.app.http" No Quotes
4. In the pop-up dialog box ?"network.protocol-handler.app.http" enter 
/usr/bin/mozilla-firefox
and OK finish