Andrew Starr's Unofficial Eudora Site
Note that this is not a problem caused by Eudora or other email programs, but rather is caused by Netscape. For more details, see OpenNetscape!
For Macintosh:
Eudora: Most of you will not have to do anything special with Eudora.
- For Eudora Light 1.x and Pro 2.x:
- You will need Eudora Mailto Helper 0.1d5 from Christian Huldt.
- If you wish, please test Eudora Mailto Helper 1.1a. You will still need the 0.1d5 package for the other files; just substitute the newer mailto helper file. Also requires Tanaka's osax scripting additions (install the individual scripting additions in the Scripting Additions folder in the Extension folder in your system folder. Reboot.) [Local Mirror]
- Note:v 1.1a of Eudora Mailto Helper now supports Netscape's "Send Page" command (which no other GURL handler does as far as I know).
- Where I refer below to registering Eudora as the mailto helper for Netscape, use the "register Eudora w/ Netscape" script that comes with Eudora mailto helper.
- For Eudora Light and Pro 3.0 and above
- You will not need anything special, as Eudora now has a GURL handler built in.
- I've found that Eudora needs to be already open for this to work.
Claris Emailer users should download SetNetscapeMailtoPref from Emailer utilities page. Use this script instead of Override Netscape Mailto where indicated below.
Netscape: You will need to tell Netscape to use Eudora for mailtos.
NOTE: Some people have complained that setting Eudora as the mailto: helper has broken parts of the Netscape (full-install) news reader.
- For Netscape 1.x and 2.x:
- You will need to run a script once to register Eudora as the mailto helper for Netscape. Download script Override Netscape Mailto and run it. (unless you are using Eudora mailto Helper for Eudora Light 1.x or Pro 2.x; see above)
For Netscape 3.x and Netscape Communicator 4.x (full install, not standalone):
- The problem is that Netscape does not create a STR# resource to store helper applications (such as Eudora) To solve this problem, you must create the STR resource and then store Eudora as a helper application.
- To create the STR resource, see the Netscape Prefs STR Patch page or download a Fixed Netscape preferences file
- To store Eudora as a helper application, download and run Override Netscape Mailto (unless you are using Eudora mailto Helper for Eudora Light 1.x or Pro 2.x; see above)
For Netscape Navigator 4.0x (stand-alone browser):
- You simply need InternetConfig. Set up Eudora as the mailto: helper in InternetConfig and then set Netscape to use Internet Config ("Edit:Preferences:Identity" and check "Use Internet Config")
You can also add this functionality without InternetConfig. Under "Preferences:Applications", click "New" and put "mailto:" in all three fields. Select Eudora as the application and save.
To reset Netscape to do its own mailto, download and run Reset Netscape
Or try NetscapePlusAlpha lets you set/override Netscape Navigator/Communicator's URL helper settings (i.e. set mailto to go to the email program of your choice, news to go to the newsreader of your choice, etc.)
Windows:
Ken Simler describes this well. See Use Eudora with Netscape.
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