Email links with webmail (IE7)

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On a webpage, when I click on a link to send an email, Outlook Express automatically opens. I use webmail. Is there a way to configure the mailto function to open my webmail page instead? THANKS in advance!

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You might try to open Control Panel>AddRemove Programs>Set Program access and Defaults>Custom.
Select your email program to be the default. OK out.

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Thanks for your reply. The only choices seem to be Outlook Express or “use my current email program” I might be missing something, but I’m not using an email program, I use webmail.

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I don’t believe this function will work unless you use an installed email program like Outlook Express, Firefox, Outlook, etc.

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In many cases, the webmail provider offers a toolbar or other add-in that can redirect mailto: links in web pages.

Google Gmail Notifier: http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/notifier_windows.html%5B/url%5D
Google Toolbar, version 5 beta: http://toolbar.google.com/T4/index.html%5B/url%5D

Not sure for Yahoo! Saw one post that says installing Yahoo! messenger will do this.

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Just what we all need…. more toolbars !!! I wish they would just add that function to their email programs. It’s hard enough to see my desktop as it is.

But that is good to know Jefferson.

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