Difference between revisions of "Setting up webmail in firefox"

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2 preset options exist: Gmail and Yahoo. To choose one of these open firefox and go to Edit>Preferences>Applications
 
2 preset options exist: Gmail and Yahoo. To choose one of these open firefox and go to Edit>Preferences>Applications
 
search for mailto use the drop down menu to select gmail or yahoo in place of evolution.
 
search for mailto use the drop down menu to select gmail or yahoo in place of evolution.
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[[Image:Usegmail.png]]
  
 
For other mail services:
 
For other mail services:
This is a test to setup AIM mail.
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It is possible to use other web mail services not offically supported by firefox as well. To do so you'll need to navigate to your webmail and log in. Once at either your inbox you'll need to use the fallowing javascript to add it to the list in firefox.
[http://javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","http://webmail.aol.com/39997/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s","AIMMail")] Setup AIM Mail
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http://javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","http://WEBMAIL.URL/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s","Service Name")
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Replace webmail.url with the Url to your webmail's inbox or compose page. Replace Service Name, with the name of your mail provider.
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For example to use AOL's AIM Mail
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http://javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","http://webmail.aol.com/39997/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s","AIMMail")

Revision as of 18:02, 10 December 2008

Getting mail links working correctly with web based email in FireFox 3.

2 preset options exist: Gmail and Yahoo. To choose one of these open firefox and go to Edit>Preferences>Applications search for mailto use the drop down menu to select gmail or yahoo in place of evolution.


Usegmail.png

For other mail services: It is possible to use other web mail services not offically supported by firefox as well. To do so you'll need to navigate to your webmail and log in. Once at either your inbox you'll need to use the fallowing javascript to add it to the list in firefox. http://javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","http://WEBMAIL.URL/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s","Service Name")

Replace webmail.url with the Url to your webmail's inbox or compose page. Replace Service Name, with the name of your mail provider.

For example to use AOL's AIM Mail

http://javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","http://webmail.aol.com/39997/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s","AIMMail")