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EVERY time I re-install Linux I run into this problem again: the ThunderBird email client does not open links that I click in the browser. Then I spend hours on the Internet trying to find a fix that actually works.
This time, the fix that worked is Readmore..
Clicking a link in email is supposed to open the browser, but after a fresh install of Ubuntu Mint/MATE Thunderbird with Chromium-Browser does not open links at all. You are forced to copy the link, change to the browser, then paste the link to open it.
This actually worked:
In Thunderbird 11.0.1, it is simple, yet not intuitive:
- Go to Preferences (Menu Edit → Preferences).
- Click on the Attachments tab.
- In the Content Type and Action section set HTTPS, HTTP, and FTP to Use google-chrome (or other desired browser).
http://askubuntu.com/questions/130158/how-do-i-make-thunderbird-open-links-in-chromium
The other suggestions on the page did not work.
The Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client is discussing refocusing their internal resources in a new direction and possibly relying more heavily upon the global community to provide leadership and innovation for the project. There is speculation this is motivated by a desire to drop Desktop software and code only for “cloud” (Internet server) based services. I am not comfortable with leaving all my private corporate e-mail on someone else’s “cloud” server as web mail, so I am not sure how I feel about this. TBird is included in most Linux Distros as the email client. Other posts mentioning this topic were seen here http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/06/so-thats-it-for-thunderbird/ and here http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2012/07/06/thunderbird-stability-and-community-innovation/.