How to open links out of thunderbird?

As a DESY default it is not possible to open links out of thunderbird. To change this behaviour just do:

  1. In thunderbird: Edit->Preferences->Advanced->Config Editor...

  2. Search for the following 3 entries:
    • network.protocol-handler.warn-external.ftp default boolean false
    • network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http default boolean false
    • network.protocol-handler.warn-external.https default boolean false

  3. Change them to true

  4. Close this menu and try to open a link (eventually you have to confirm to 'Launch Application' )

ThunderbirdIssue (last edited 2011-05-11 13:03:35 by KlausZenker)