How Do I Change Default Mail program ?

[Montano]

In Jaguar I would just click on the Internet/Network Icon to change default browser/mail, etc....

But the option is no longer there after upgrade to Panther. (Still have Network Icon, just no option to change default settings)

Thanks

[mklos]

If you want to change it to Entourage it should ask you the first time you start it up.

Otherwise thats a very good question! Apple probably didn't want you to use anything else then OS X Mail!

[mklos]

Ok I found out how...open up OS X mail and then go to preferences...then under the general section you can select your default mail program. Thats kind of funny where Apple put that!

[Montano]

Thanks, but lets go a step further. I use Mozilla and prefer it's Mail client. However, the only Mail app listed is the OS X Mail app. I use iPhoto quite a bit, and email photos directly from iPhoto. Again, OS X mail is the only app for me to choose. Is there a way to set Mozilla's Mail app to be the default ??

Thanks

[mklos]

Hmmm... I don't know what to tell ya there! If you go into iPhoto then to Preferences you can select Entourage instead of Mail, or Eudora, but I don't see anything to select Mozilla. I tried this with the newest version of Netscape and it didn't work so I'm assuming that Mozilla won't work either.

[Nermal]

The specific application (in this case Mozilla Mail) probably has to tell the system that it exists, I guess Mozilla isn't doing this. As for how to fix it, I don't know :(

[tj2001]

When you are in Mail in OS X Panther under preferences where it has the pull-down menu. There is an option for "Select..." which then opens a window for you to specifically choose the application.

Hope this helps.

[Montano]

That option allows me to select Mozilla (browser), but not Mozilla Mail :(

[zellin]

The Mozilla browser is the same application as Mozilla Mail. If you mean Thunderbird, that is different.
I remember that in Jaguar you had to put in some UNIX command in order to force Mozilla to tell OS X that it is an email client and not a Browser... it's somewhere on macosxhints.com.
But seriously, I won't try to convince you to use Mail.app (even though I see no reason not to), but there is a project that Mozilla makes called Thunderbird which is basically exactly like Mozilla Mail but a bit better. Go to mozilla.org and see for yourself.

[zagato27]

Originally posted by tj2001
When you are in Mail in OS X Panther under preferences where it has the pull-down menu. There is an option for "Select..." which then opens a window for you to specifically choose the application.

Hope this helps.

I too would like to use Mozilla mail to send photos located in iPhoto. I've been to the preferences in Mail and Mozilla mail is actually a choice that is available. So, I set that up. Going to preferences in iPhoto you can only select from Eudora, Entourage, Mail or AOL. Why doesn't Mozilla mail show up???? Wish I could get this set up as I like Mozilla mail alot. Entourage is ok but am not thrilled at all with Mail. I actually started a new thread on this. Yes, I used search but couldn't find anything. Someone's got to have an answer. Help.

[Montano]

I finally gave in and downloaded Firebird & Thunderbird. And I actually like them better than Mozilla :D And you can set Thunderbird as the default mail app !

[zagato27]

Originally posted by Montano
I finally gave in and downloaded Firebird & Thunderbird. And I actually like them better than Mozilla :D And you can set Thunderbird as the default mail app !

So you can set Thunderbird as default mail under iPhoto and Mail? Send your pics directly from iPhoto to Thunderbird? Are Firebird and Thunderbird similar to Mozilla. I am especially fond of the "themes" available for Mozilla.

[Montano]

They are both very similar to Mozilla, and also have Themes. You can see screenshots at mozilla.org :D

Thunderbird is set to default mail in the Mail Preferences pane. However it is not listed in the iPhoto mail options ?? Must be a bug ....... I was able to choose Entourage in Jaguar.

[zellin]

Originally posted by Montano
Must be a bug .......
Not a bug. For an email app to be compatible w/ iPhoto Apple has to specifically add it. Since Thunderbird is fairly new and Mozilla is mostly for browsing it is not part of iPhoto yet.

[Montano]

Well there is no option for Entourage either. And it's been around for awhile ??

[zagato27]

Originally posted by Montano
Well there is no option for Entourage either. And it's been around for awhile ??

Entourage is indeed an option. I use it to email photos from iPhoto but I still prefer Mozilla. Kind of a pain to go back and forth but guess I'll live with it for now.