How can I set the default email client?

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janpla Registered Member Posts 71 Karma 0	How can I set the default email client? Mon Sep 13, 2010 5:14 pm For some reason the default email client seems to be evolution - in my opinion the worst possible program to use for email - and no matter what I do, I can't change this. I have changed the setting in Control Center to no effect and I have even uninstalled evolution (with the result that now when I click on an email link, nothing happens). There doesn't seem to be anything in the "update-alternatives --all" list, so what can I do? I want to use thunderbird - it seems a natural thing to do when the default browser is firfox.
mcNisse Registered Member Posts 89 Karma 0	Re: How can I set the default email client? Mon Sep 13, 2010 5:23 pm SystemSettings->Default applications. Which distribution are you using, defaulting to evolotion
anda_skoa KDE Developer Posts 783 Karma 4 OS	Re: How can I set the default email client? Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:19 pm You have to change the handler for mailto URIs in Firefox. I don't think Mozilla provides any kind of desktop integration (e.g. through xdg-utils), they have their own settings for everything. Cheers, _ anda_skoa, proud to be a member of KDE forums since 2008-Oct.
janpla Registered Member Posts 71 Karma 0	Re: How can I set the default email client? Mon Sep 13, 2010 7:50 pm Til Nissemanden: I'm using Debian; I don't think there is a SystemSettings->Default applications anywhere. anda_skoa: I found it - thanks Firefox pointed to evolution; how bizarre is that?