Links in E-mail will not work

[GaryG]

Binary package hint: mozilla-thunderbird

Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 - Firefox is default browser. Operating system is Kubuntu 7:10. Clicking on links in E-mails does not open URL.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Nov 8 05:20:11 2007
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
Package: mozilla-thunderbird None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mozilla-thunderbird.list]
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Uname: Linux main-desktop 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[GaryG (gsgil)]

Found workaround posted at http://ubuntuzilla.wiki.sourceforge.net/#tochome10

[lnx (nwegener)]

This problem does also exist on
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu hardy (development branch)"
with
2.0.0.9+nobinonly-0ubuntu2
Did not find a workaround at the given url for my version.

[Marcus Asshauer (mcas)]

Thank you for reporting this bug. Can you please try it with a newer version of thunderbird? I cannot reproduce the bug with my version of thunderbird.
 Installiert:2.0.0.12+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0
  Mögliche Pakete:2.0.0.12+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 2.0.0.12+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0 0
        500 http://ports.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Packages
        500 http://ports.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.0.0.6+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://ports.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages
DistroRelease: 7.10

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

Can you please try to set default browser and default email client in the perferred apps menu in system and see if you can reproduce this. This should fix the issue in Ubuntu and it might not fix it in Kubuntu but please try so we know where we stand on this bug.

[GaryG (gsgil)]

Set default browser and email client in preferences as requested. Could
not duplicate bug in either Ubuntu 7:10 or Kubuntu 7:10.
Used Firefox (2.0.0.12 Ubuntu, 2.0.0.13 Kubuntu) and Thunderbird
(2.0.0.12 both systems) as preferred apps.

Hope this helps,

GaryG

[lnx (nwegener)]

The problems occured at one point in 8.04-pre. I did netver change any preferences in thunderbird. Which of that many parameters is the one to set the default browser?
Norbert

>
>Set default browser and email client in preferences as requested. Could
>not duplicate bug in either Ubuntu 7:10 or Kubuntu 7:10.
>Used Firefox (2.0.0.12 Ubuntu, 2.0.0.13 Kubuntu) and Thunderbird
>(2.0.0.12 both systems) as preferred apps.
>
>Hope this helps,
>
>GaryG

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

Inx,
Is this still a problem on your system after setting defaults? Setting defaults in perferred apps or in update-alternatives should do the same thing, just less confusing, less choices in perferred apps menu. If this is still a problem please reopen the bug report and let us know what *-desktop package it is a problem on and if its just with Thunderbird and Firefox.

[lnx (nwegener)]

Thanks,
I've seen the menu item preferred apps now for the first time. Probably during a system update somethine must have been changed there.
Problem solved.
Thanks again.
Norbert

John Vivirito wrote:
> Inx,
> Is this still a problem on your system after setting defaults? Setting defaults in perferred apps or in update-alternatives should do the same thing, just less confusing, less choices in perferred apps menu. If this is still a problem please reopen the bug report and let us know what *-desktop package it is a problem on and if its just with Thunderbird and Firefox.
>
> ** Changed in: mozilla-thunderbird (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
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