Gmail default email client?

Anyone know how to make gmail the default mail client without installing Gmail Notifier?

#318387

if you're using firefox, there's an extension called 'webmail compose' that lets you pick what webmail service to default to use whenever you click on a email link. and gmail is an option...

#318389

ya I got that but I want the computer to recognize mailto as gmail Im working on a widget that uses that and Im stuck with outlook or ie and hotmail.

#318395

u can set up thunderbird to work like that. u just have to enter all the gmail server settings & u can get all ur mail thru thunderbird & then set that to be ur default client. well, just a suggestion!

#318448

you can use gmailto:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15284

#320079

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer....pl&answer=12103

For Thunderbird http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13285

For Outlok express http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13278

For Apple Mail http://gmail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13275

#320131

@zolw01--I believe he means Gmail will open up in a web browser for mailto: links, not with a local client.

I could be mistaken, though.

-NC

#320132

@zolw01--I believe he means Gmail will open up in a web browser for mailto: links, not with a local client.

I could be mistaken, though.

-NC

No your right

#320294

Edit the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesmailtoShellOpenCommand

On my work machine, this points to C:Notesnotes.exe %1, maybe you can compose a valid URL to gmail that way.

#320377

you can use gmailto:

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15284

i suppose you didn't see this post

#320389

@pwnzrzpat: how is that supposed to help a Windows user?

#320407

They used to make a version for windows but thw website is no longer there.

#320486