Comments on: Set Gmail as your email client in Firefox

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:59:19 +0000

Is there a way to make Firefox open up the Gmail Compose window in a new tab or window? Right now it navigates away from the current page

By: ArtMama

ArtMama — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:55:13 +0000

These are the first directions on this topic that have actually WORKED for me! Have tried several, and the java link never worked. Very happy now…thanks!

By: JeffW

JeffW — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:12:14 +0000

how about adding this for other webmail systems, mail.com, etc.

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o2webdev » Blog Archive » Set Gmail as your email client in Firefox — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:29:56 +0000

[...] for gecko.handlerService.allowRegisterFromDifferentHost and double click it to set it to [...]

By: simon

simon — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:16:04 +0000

Ditto as “user” (comment 12) title and address are mismatched.

By: user

user — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:38:09 +0000

some kind of mixed up with links? i’m visiting this page at –> http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2008/07/seamonkey-1110-update-available-now/

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Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:03:40 +0000

Set Gmail as Default Email Client in Firefox…

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By: steveballmer

steveballmer — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:17:15 +0000

Hotmail is much, much, mucho better!

By: Tim Schmidt

Tim Schmidt — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:41:31 +0000

Yep, that was it. No idea how that setting got that way but it worked like a charm now! Thanks, Percy!

By: kev

kev — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:31:06 +0000

Ack. please edit the url to https://mail.google.com/a/DOMAINNAMEHERE/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s as the I included in the link got interpreted as a tag. :/

By: kev

kev — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:29:23 +0000

If you’re using Google apps (i.e. hosted Gmail for your domain) the compose URL is a little different. Just wanted folks who may use it to be aware that Google added it for the hosted domains, too:

https://mail.google.com/a//mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s

By: Fitch

Fitch — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:30:01 +0000

Works now, thanks! You might as well make it link to the https:// version of gmail instead of http, though.

By: Alvin Brinson

Alvin Brinson — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:27:42 +0000

Nevermind, it is working…

I was clicking from the lifehacker article, which copied your previously broken javascript.

By: Alvin Brinson

Alvin Brinson — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:25:56 +0000

Both about:config settings confirmed, the javascript still DOES NOT WORK - just opens a blank window.

By: Percy Cabello

Percy Cabello — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:38:10 +0000

Tim, you may have network.protocol-handler.external.mailto set to false. Check it through about:config and ensure it’s set to true. I’ve updated the article to mention this.

By: Tim Schmidt

Tim Schmidt — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:21:34 +0000

I’m still getting a permission denied error even though I made the about:config changes…

Error: [Exception... "'Permission denied to add http://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%sas a protocol handler' when calling method: [nsIWebContentHandlerRegistrar::registerProtocolHandler]” nsresult: “0×8057001e (NS_ERROR_XPC_JS_THREW_STRING)” location: “JS frame :: javascript:navigator.registerProtocolHandler(’mailto’,'http://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s’,'Gmail’); :: :: line 1″ data: no]
Source File: javascript:navigator.registerProtocolHandler(’mailto’,'http://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s’,'Gmail’);
Line: 1

By: Percy Cabello

Percy Cabello — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:53:19 +0000

Sorry about that. I’ve corrected it and is working now.

By: Exec

Exec — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:51:35 +0000

Or, instead of changing around stuff in about:config, copy the link for “Add Gmail as your default email client” and paste it into the location bar in a tab with Gmail open and press enter.

@Devon Young
Any errors in the console? Tools -> Error Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)
You might want to clear it before clicking the link.

By: clem

clem — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:49:51 +0000

The javascript snippet is truncated. It currently reads as follows:
javascript:navigator.registerProtocolHandler(

By: foxiewire.com

foxiewire.com — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:42:08 +0000

Set Gmail as your email client in Firefox - Mozilla Links…

Firefox 3 introduces support for web-based protocol handling so instead of a desktop application taking care of irc:, im:, ftp:, mailto: and other protocol link, these addresses are passed to a defined web service provided that it is capable of parsing…

By: Fitch

Fitch — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:31:01 +0000

The link doesn’t work right now, can you check to see if this works?

By: Devon Young

Devon Young — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:27:52 +0000

I’m using FF3 and I changed that config value from false to true. I think the “Add Gmail as your default email client” link is broken. It didn’t pop anything up for me.

By: Tim Schmidt

Tim Schmidt — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:11:58 +0000

The javascript link to register it appears to be bad!