a how to send mailto links to webmail 11.10

**sdowney717** · January 6th, 2012

install the 'desktop-webmail' package
run this package, found in internet and select one of the providers

(I run gnome shell, so I assume unity is similar)

NOTE:
Now you might have to setup thunderbird (even with bogus names) to get the next part to show up, I DID. Until then, the system info for default mail never listed 'desktop webmail' as a selectable option.

then goto default applications found in system info
set the default mail to desktop-webmail instead of thunderbird or evolution

I run chrome and I also installed the mailto extension and set it to my webmail

some various screen shots along the way.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/mailto

I also updated desktop-webmail package to version 003 by following this link.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...il/+bug/754321

if you dont know how, use this:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:asac/sandbox
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install desktop-webmail

verify that you use a 003 based version using:
dpkg -l desktop-webmail

So now when I click on a mailto link, it loads the webmail page instead.