IE Mailto to FM

mikev99 · 13 Sep 2004, 10:00 PM

Anyone know how to change the Internet, Tools, Programs settings in IE 6 so that email points to FM. It has a setting for Hotmail ...

Maybe a registry setting somewhere -- Win2K system.

Thanks.

SusanUKF · 13 Sep 2004, 10:39 PM

You can choose Outlook Express and then configure your Fastmail Account under your ISP account in OE, and that works!

I have my initial Member account configured this way, and so when I right-click to email something form the net I can choose my ISP account, or my fastmail account, or my alias I have on that fastmail account.

That is one solution to your situation....

Susan.

mikev99 · 13 Sep 2004, 10:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SusanUKF
You can choose Outlook Express and then configure your Fastmail Account under your ISP account in OE, and that works!

I have my initial Member account configured this way, and so when I right-click to email something form the net I can choose my ISP account, or my fastmail account, or my alias I have on that fastmail account.

That is one solution to your situation....

Susan.

I am not sure I understand. I do not do Outlook Express. I will have to check, but it is probably not even configured -- I may have uninstalled it somewhere along the line.

What I wanted to do was left click a mailto: link and have IE open at fastmail much like it does if one configures Hotmail to be the default email program.

13 Sep 2004, 11:45 PM

If you want to use FM's compose screen, download the installer version of FastCheck. You can configure it to open your mailbox (in any Web browser or email client) by single- or double-clicking the tray icon.

If you want to use an email client, set FM as the default account in your default mail client (and use a shortcut to "mailto:" on the desktop to open the compose window).

Maybe Eric knows the registry setting.

mikev99 · 13 Sep 2004, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Daniel S
If you want to use FM's compose screen, download the installer version of FastCheck. You can configure it to open your mailbox (in any Web browser or email client) by single- or double-clicking the tray icon.

If you want to use an email client, set FM as the default account in your default mail client (and use a shortcut to "mailto:" on the desktop to open the compose window).

Maybe Eric knows the registry setting.

I use Fastcheck, but that does not work if one clicks a mailto link on a webpage.

My default email client is the web interface using IE.

mikev99 · 14 Sep 2004, 12:27 AM

Well, I am making some progress. I have configured Fastcheck to be my default email client. Now when I click on a mailto url my fastmail compose screen comes up.

Only one problem, the popup To field does not contain the address from the mailto link?

14 Sep 2004, 12:30 AM

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\ (edit: if I'm not mistaken, you should create the hierarchy "FM-Custom\Protocols\mailto\").

mikev99 · 14 Sep 2004, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Daniel S
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\ (edit: if I'm not mistaken, you should create the hierarchy "FM-Custom\Protocols\mailto\").

A thread on fastcheck.org indicates that Eric is aware of this problem and will be fixing it in version 2.1. I tried changing the mailto command in the registry ("C:\Program Files\FastCheck\FastCheck.exe" /C %1) but just caused fastcheck to say invalid mailto address.

kander · 14 Sep 2004, 01:32 AM

There's currently a problem with the To: address not showing up. This happens because of a code update (or somesuch) at Fastmail's side. Eric has said he'll fix this in the next FastCheck release.

--K

severach · 14 Sep 2004, 02:09 AM

I don't think there's going to be a solution that opens a web page with your userid+pass at the compose screen with the subject filled in. Though it probably can be done, the password wouldn't be secure. I think FastCheck is the solution here.

kander · 14 Sep 2004, 02:26 AM

No, indeed. It depends on you still having an active session with Fastmail, either through not having used up the 2-hour timeout, or having 'Save Password' enabled.

--K

13 Sep 2004, 10:00 PM	#1
mikev99 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 658	IE Mailto to FM Anyone know how to change the Internet, Tools, Programs settings in IE 6 so that email points to FM. It has a setting for Hotmail ... Maybe a registry setting somewhere -- Win2K system. Thanks.

13 Sep 2004, 10:39 PM	#2
SusanUKF Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 5,428	You can choose Outlook Express and then configure your Fastmail Account under your ISP account in OE, and that works! I have my initial Member account configured this way, and so when I right-click to email something form the net I can choose my ISP account, or my fastmail account, or my alias I have on that fastmail account. That is one solution to your situation.... Susan.

13 Sep 2004, 11:45 PM	#4
Daniel S Guest Posts: n/a	If you want to use FM's compose screen, download the installer version of FastCheck. You can configure it to open your mailbox (in any Web browser or email client) by single- or double-clicking the tray icon. If you want to use an email client, set FM as the default account in your default mail client (and use a shortcut to "mailto:" on the desktop to open the compose window). Maybe Eric knows the registry setting.

14 Sep 2004, 12:27 AM	#6
mikev99 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 658	Well, I am making some progress. I have configured Fastcheck to be my default email client. Now when I click on a mailto url my fastmail compose screen comes up. Only one problem, the popup To field does not contain the address from the mailto link?

14 Sep 2004, 12:30 AM	#7
Daniel S Guest Posts: n/a	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\ (edit: if I'm not mistaken, you should create the hierarchy "FM-Custom\Protocols\mailto\").

14 Sep 2004, 01:32 AM	#9
kander The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,112	There's currently a problem with the To: address not showing up. This happens because of a code update (or somesuch) at Fastmail's side. Eric has said he'll fix this in the next FastCheck release. --K

14 Sep 2004, 02:09 AM	#10
severach Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 307	I don't think there's going to be a solution that opens a web page with your userid+pass at the compose screen with the subject filled in. Though it probably can be done, the password wouldn't be secure. I think FastCheck is the solution here.

14 Sep 2004, 02:26 AM	#11
kander The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,112	No, indeed. It depends on you still having an active session with Fastmail, either through not having used up the 2-hour timeout, or having 'Save Password' enabled. --K