How do I open mailto (course aliases, email links) links in Gmail, instead of Thunderbird/Mac Mail?
If this is for a Mac, which I assume it is based on the "Mac Mail" part of your question, download, install and configure Webmailer with the GMail defaults: http://belkadan.com/webmailer/
Works great.
Internet Explorer: No fix known at this time. Firefox 3: * At the Firefox 3 address bar, you need to type in “about:config” and you will be prompted with a warning page. Just click on “I’ll be careful, I promise!” button to proceed. * Type in “gecko.handlerService” into Filter box until you get gecko.handlerService.allowRegisterFromDifferentHost Preference name. Make sure the value is “True”. Change it if it is not. * Also check for network.protocol-handler.external.mailto Preference name. Make sure the value is “True”. * Copy the following link and press ENTER if you are a Google Apps user: javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler(“mailto”,”https://mail.google.com/a/stolaf.edu/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s”,”St. Olaf GMail”) * Firefox 3 will thence prompt you a question whether you want to add application. Click on the “Add Application” button. * Now you click any mailto: link and you will prompt with a small window “Launch Application”. Firefox 3 requests your confirmation on
