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   Schugo to All   
   Re: Change default browser for Mail/News   
   16 Dec 25 13:50:22   
   
   From: schugo@schugo.de   
      
   On 16.12.2025 09:53, Daniel70 wrote:   
   > On 14/12/2025 12:07 am, Schugo wrote:   
   >> On 13.12.2025 14:03, Schugo wrote:   
   >>> Hi!   
   >>>   
   >>> is it possible not to use Seamonkey?   
   >>>   
   >>> ciao..   
   >>   
   >> OK, sorry, found it:   
   >>   
   >> https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/seamonkey/addon/standalo   
   e-seamonkey-mail/   
   >>   
   >> ciao..   
   >>   
   > Why do you need an add-on so that SeaMonkey doesn't use its own Browser   
   > when a website link is clicked in Mail??   
   >   
   > In SeaMonkey, type 'about:config' in the Browser address line, accept   
   > the Warning, then search for the setting "browser.link.open_external"   
   > (most likely set to '3' when installed) and set it to either '0', '1' or   
   > '2'.   
   >   
   > One of those setting will be to direct a clicked link to an external   
   > Browser of your choice.   
      
   It was the first search result that made sense. I thoguht why would   
   someone write an extension, when there's a config setting.   
   It has the advantage, that you have 3 options:   
   - use the system default   
   - use SeaMonkey   
   - use a user defined browser   
      
   ciao...   
      
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