29.07.2009

how to use GMail for mailto: links

This is simple, no more default outlook wizard!

Lets get started:

1. Open up Firefox & load your GMail

2. Paste the following code into your address bar:

javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler(”mailto”,”https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s”,”GMail”)

If you use Google Apps for your own domain, then you need to use the following code and change “yoursite.com” to the name of your domain.

javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler(”mailto”,”https://mail.google.com/a/example.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s”,”GMail”)

4. Click the Add Application button, which pops up at the top of the page.

5. Done! Now click a mailto: link and you will be pleasantly surprised!

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