Thunderbird hyperlinks don't work

[TAZ46]

My first post...hope I'm doing it right.

Looks like this is an ongoing problem. Once I restarted thunderbird it worked. I've forwarded the solution link to a friend running ubuntu (gnome) 9.10 who said he was having the same problem.

Adding the suggested string worked for me. I'm running kubuntu 9.10 with thunderbird version 2.0.0.23 (20090817).

The Config Editor is not with the regular tabs... it's just above the "close" button. Here's a screenshot:



I inserted the string at the beginning of all the "network-protocol..." strings (in case that makes a difference).

Thanks for the solution !

[picklemonkey]

I'm having the same problem. I recently installed Thunderbird 3, and now my links don't want to work. I have tried the suggestions here by adding the following sections:

- network.protocol-handler.app.ftp
- network.protocol-handler.app.http
- network.protocol-handler.app.https

I set each to a combination of values:

- firefox
- firefox-3.5
- /usr/bin/firefox
- /usr/bin/firefox-3.5
- /usr/bin/firefox-3.5.sh

I have restart Thunderbird after each attempt, but my issue continues even though it seems to fix other users.

On a side note, I have tried setting Chrome to my default browser (I had Chrome before this issue started) then Firefox back to default as a troubleshooting step, but Firefox said it was already the default browser. I then tried to set my default browser from the command line:

sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser

But it tells me Firefox is the default:

Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
0 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 auto mode
1 /usr/bin/chromium-browser 40 manual mode
* 2 /usr/bin/firefox-3.5 40 manual mode

I have tried changing it to Chrome then back but no luck.

I also went to set Firefox as my default browser in Settings -> Preferred Applications, but it's already set. Any other application can open links in Firefox fine. I even installed RSSOwl a couple days ago (after this issue started appearing) and it's able to open them fine.

Sorry for the exhaustive troubleshooting steps, but I'm an ubuntu novice at best and I feel like I've tried everything!


(Don't even get me started on my frustration over ditching Thunderbird's RSS for RSSOwl! Years of frustration compounded by the still-broken TB3 RSS made me give up on TB for RSS all together!)

[picklemonkey]

any ideas?

[jfg69]

I'm having the same problem. I recently installed Thunderbird 3, and now my links don't want to work. I have tried the suggestions here by adding the following sections:

- network.protocol-handler.app.ftp
- network.protocol-handler.app.http
- network.protocol-handler.app.https

I set each to a combination of values:

- firefox
- firefox-3.5
- /usr/bin/firefox
- /usr/bin/firefox-3.5
- /usr/bin/firefox-3.5.sh

I have restart Thunderbird after each attempt, but my issue continues even though it seems to fix other users.

Having the same issue.. upgraded to FF3.6 added FF3.7, uninstalled FF3.0 and 3.5 and lost the link function in TB 3.0. Upgrade to TB3.0.1 did nothing either. Tried various combinations and even adding chrome as default browser. I get zip.. I cant click and open or right click and "launch in browser"

Any other ideas?

[bmdavis]

Same experience here. Tried different versions of firefox and even chrome, still will not open. Changed the prefs.js a hundred times, nothing.

I click on the links and get nothing. If I right click to OPEN IN BROWSER, still nothing.


anybody else have ideas?

[Lisbeth]

I found this in another thread, and it helped me:

Go to edit - preferences - attachments, then set your web browser under http and https. If your browser isn't listed, you need to select "use other'. Unfortunately Thunderbird isn't integrated well with Gnome so it won't give you a list of applications but will show the file open dialog. Firefox is located at /usr/bin/firefox so you can enter that in the address bar.

I'm basing this on Thunderbird 3.0 but I think it's the same in Thunderbird 2.

[caro]

Is your OS up to date?

I had this problem for quite a while after moving to 9.04. Tried all the things mentioned in this thread. One day after several weeks, it just worked again (sounds crazy I know), but I believe it was due to some updates that I ran. I can offer no other explanation.

[picklemonkey]

I found this in another thread, and it helped me:

I don't have http/https listed here, and I don't have the option to add it anywhere...

[samandiriel]

I'm having the exact same problem - I click on links in emails, and they don't open a browser.

I've tried messing about with the http/s handlers in about:config with no luck there either.

I've also tried editing the Download Actions, but like another poster I have no way to add a new file type.

I even tried messing with user.js from some super old advice.

VERY FRUSTRATING!!! I've googled quite a bit, and so far have found zero to help

[waz668]

I found this in another thread, and it helped me:

This worked for me [# 28], thank you!