[Users] Clicking a link in claws-mail opens it in default browser after a very long wait

[Andrej Kacian]

On Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:05:34 +0200
Removed GDPR <removed-gdpr at example.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am experiencing this issue on openSUSE Leap 42.3 (using KDE Plasma
> desktop). When I click a link in a mail message it opens after 20-30
> seconds (or more) in the default browser (Chromium).
> 
> Has anyone any idea if this is a bug or how to fix this?

Try running claws-mail in a termina with --debug option, and observe
what happens when you click on a link. Most likely it runs the browser
via the xdg-open program, which you can simulate on your own outside of
Claws Mail and figure out why it takes so long.

Regards,
-- 
Andrej Kacian