Sebastian G. wrote:
> Q wrote:
>
>> Sebastian G. wrote:
>>
>>>
>>
>> Is that your email address and news should be mail?
>
>
> No, it's a reference to one of my postings in this thread. Is your
> newsreader that defective?
>
thunderbird doesn't understand it as well
goarilla@work wrote:
> Sebastian G. wrote:
>> Q wrote:
>>
>>> Sebastian G. wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>> Is that your email address and news should be mail?
>>
>> No, it's a reference to one of my postings in this thread. Is your
>> newsreader that defective?
>>
> thunderbird doesn't understand it as well
Very srange, since Mozilla Mail does. Maybe the URL protocol helper for
"news:" is broken?
Sebastian G. wrote:
> Very srange, since Mozilla Mail does. Maybe the URL protocol helper for
> "news:" is broken?
I use portable Thunderbird for news so it is not registered in the
registry as my news reader. When I clicked your link Microsoft Mail
tried to open it because that is what is registered on my system for
news but I only use that for Mail and not news. You should not assume
everyone has their PC configured the same as you.
Rat River Cemetary wrote:
> Sebastian G. wrote:
>
>> Very srange, since Mozilla Mail does. Maybe the URL protocol helper for
>> "news:" is broken?
>
> I use portable Thunderbird for news so it is not registered in the
> registry as my news reader. When I clicked your link Microsoft Mail
> tried to open it because that is what is registered on my system for
> news but I only use that for Mail and not news. You should not assume
> everyone has their PC configured the same as you.
Now it's my fault that you didn't set it up properly... "news:" is one of
the few well known protocol handlers which one may safely assume to be working.
Even further, it's the standard way of referencing Usenet postings. Even
further, there simply is no other.
Sebastian G. wrote:
> goarilla@work wrote:
>
>> Sebastian G. wrote:
>>> Q wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sebastian G. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Is that your email address and news should be mail?
>>>
>>> No, it's a reference to one of my postings in this thread. Is your
>>> newsreader that defective?
>>>
>> thunderbird doesn't understand it as well
>
>
> Very srange, since Mozilla Mail does. Maybe the URL protocol helper for
> "news:" is broken?
maybe ... but well ...
how do i check ?
tried looking in HKCR\... for news:/
but damn
i miss mailcap ?
goarilla@work wrote:
>>> thunderbird doesn't understand it as well
>>
>> Very srange, since Mozilla Mail does. Maybe the URL protocol helper for
>> "news:" is broken?
>
> maybe ... but well ...
> how do i check ?
>
> tried looking in HKCR\... for news:/
> but damn
> i miss mailcap ?
On Windows it should be HKCR\news, entitled as "URL:News Protocol" and "URL
Protocol", and the "open" shell verb gives the handler.
However, it is well known that both Thunderbird and Mozilla Mail don't set
this properly when installed and running without admin privileges, so you
have to do it manually.