On Fri November 10 2006 7:43 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > Claude, I'm no FF expert, but I'm sure people have said before that you > have to use the FF address line to set these preferences. You know, > something like the about: settings. Sorry I can't be more specific. It > has definitely been said that for FF you *have* to make the change there - > it ignores anything else. Well, my experience is different. Paul Howarth showed me that trick about using gnome-default-applications-settings to change the Firefox behavior. I have never changed any settings in Firefox regarding the default mail client to open - actually, I've looked for them on two or three occasions in about:config and haven't found them. But, using the gnome applet always works - it's one of the first things I do when I build a new box -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA