[Users] New Member

[Dan Arico]

On Sun, 16 Feb 2014 20:23:47 +0000
senex at drofle.co.uk wrote:

> I use Linux, and have done so for many years. A long time ago I tried
> Sylpheed and later Claws as mail clients. At that time they were not
> so sophisticated as they are now.
> 
> So for some time I have stuck with Thunderbird. I think that it has
> become a bit too bloated for me recently and I understand it is no
> longer being fully maintained any more.
> 
> So I am back looking at claws mail and I am quite surprised at how
> much it has changed over the years. I am now seriously considering
> moving over to claws entirely, so I have been researching it via the
> internet.
> 
> There will be a new LTS version of Xubuntu out soon, so I am trying to
> learn about the up to date version of claws mail meanwhile.  Mostly I
> have got on fine, but there is one problem which I have found. I have
> tried to find the answer for myself but no luck so far.
> 
> I go Configuration --> Preferences --> Message View --> External
> Programs. The web browser choice is greyed out while 'Use system
> defaults when possible' is on. When I deselect that choice then
> 'firefox '%s' is now available. However when I try to use it, by
> clicking on a URL in a message, nothing happens. It does work in
> TBird.
> 
> If anyone can point me in the right direction I would be very
> grateful,
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Neil

On my system, I left "Use system default" on. Since Firefox is my
default, it works fine.

Dan Arico

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