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Mailto is the URI scheme (also known as URL protocol) for email addresses and takes the form "mailto:someone@example.com".

mailto is the URI scheme (also known as URL protocol) for email addresses and takes the form mailto:someone@example.com

Clicking on such a link typically invokes the email client but they are known to have various issues with webmail clients.

The mailto scheme is defined in RFC 2368.

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How can I disable "add application for mailto links" bar in Firefox?

Every time I log on to my webmail I see a bar like on image below. I don't want to add this as an application and it is pretty annoying to close this every time. How can I disable it permanently? The bar says this: EDIT: I tried to use Firebug to…
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Use Gmail in Google Chrome for mailto links in Windows 8

When I log into Gmail for the first time in Chrome on my Windows 8 computer, Chrome asks if I want to use Gmail for mailto links. When I click yes, Windows pops up a dialog to "Choose a program to use for mailto links," with the only option being…
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How can I set Chrome to let mailto: links be handled by Outlook.com?

When you go to gmail.com, Chrome asks you to let mailto: links be handled by gmail. On Outlook.com, Microsoft has forgotten to give their users this feature. How to do it yourself? Edit 2021-8-3 This feature is now built into the Outlook.com…
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I can't associate MAILTO links with any program except browsers

Windows 10 I have Windows Live Mail (and no other. No Outlook) installed on my PC. But when I try a mailto link (test@example.com) windows only gives me the option to open it with any of my internet browsers (which is useless): (its in German but…
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How do I change my own computer to use gmail as the default e-mail client?

I realize this is a purely academic issue, since the best way to send e-mail from a website is via a server script, but I would like to know the answer for my own use. My computer uses windows 7.
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Register mailto protocol to custom program on Windows 10

I would like to register my program to handle the mailto protocol. I have seen these answers How to register custom program to handle mailto protocol on Windows Register Windows program with the mailto protocol programmatically I tried adding a…
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Since Win 10 1709 upgrade, Snipping tool 'Send Snip' does not work

Since upgrading to Windows 10 1709, the snipping tool 'send snip' button does not work. Instead of opening Outlook 2016, it give me an error message of 'The snip could not be sent. Check that an email program is installed and then try again.'…
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What is the simplest way to associate mailto URLs with the hotmail web site?

Family computer support question: I have a relative who's a hotmail user. I'd like to setup his machine (IE 8 Vista) so that when he clicks on a mailto URL it opens a new page/tab for composing mail in the normal hotmail mail composing window.…
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How do I stop Outlook from stealing mailto protocol from Gmail?

In Chrome, when I click on a mailto: link, I'd like to be taken to my Gmail's Compose window. So I downloaded ChromeMailer and it works relatively well. However, after using Outlook 2010, the default for the mailto reverts to Outlook. I went into…
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Use second Gmail account as default mailto in Firefox

Problem I would like mailto: links to use my second Gmail account (.../mail/u/1) instead of my primary account to send emails by default. Ideally I would not like to change the order my accounts are logged in as, because I use my primary account for…
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Remove Firefox Mailto Protocol Test Handlers

I've been testing adding my own mailto: protocol handlers as tests for my webmail. Unfortunately I'm not sure how to remove the test protocol handlers. This is explicitly not the same thing as disabling the handler, I simply want to remove the tests…
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How do I stop Gmail from opening mailto links in Chrome?

I followed the instructions to set Gmail as my default email client by inserting this: In address bar of same tab, type/paste this & hit enter: javascript:navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto",…
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Can't Change xp Default mailto handler

I installed Thunderbird to try it out then uninstalled it from a windows xp machine and now when I try to change the default mailto handler from internet options programs tab, It allows me to change it to "GMail" but the handler doesn't actually…
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mailto behaves abnormally in Safari browser

I have Safari 5.1.7 installed on my system.I have installed and set default email client Mozilla Thunderbird. I have an application which has link like email This works fine in Chrome,Opera,IE and…
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Is there a way to change deafult mail client in IE9?

I am using IE9 on a Win7x64 OS. I want that when I click a mailto: link, it should open with gmail. Is there any way or hack for it? UPDATE Before I installed IE9, installing GTalk addressed all mailto: links to gmail (when setting "Open Gmail when…
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