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URLs in email not working (paying customer)
I'm running versin 1.01 on Windows Vista and I can no longer click on hyperlinks. I see the full URL show up on the status bar at the bottom of Postbox, but no browser will open.
This problem seems to have started when I upgraded to 1.01.
This problem seems to have started when I upgraded to 1.01.
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Inappropriate?Hi Robert,
Can you go to your browser and reset it as the default? In Firefox that's Tools / Options / Advanced.
Sometimes after getting updated to a new version of Firefox, the OS loses track of the default browser.
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Thanks for the suggestion - it was the first thing I tried to no avail. -
Actually, that's not always the solution. This is a bug with messenger (and it could just be Postbox [with all the new complaints]). It's why I added a patch workaround for this bug in ThunderBrowse. I've also included said patch in an addon called BrowsrBounce. When I update BrowsrBounce to support the new click engine (it took me a week and a half to write the new engine. Half that time I was processing theoretical bugs [which made the engine run smoother]), I'll add support for Postbox to it.
Anyways, I believe the problem is derived from Thunderbird trying to launch the urls directly, causing the OS to believe that it's doing something malicious and it gets blocked OR Thunderbird tries to launch the url by passing it to the OS but the OS is busy doing something and the query gets lost.
And the fix for this? Use my programs (just let extensions do the work). :P But seriously, you can probably guess what the programmatic fix for this. If not, let me know. -
Inappropriate?This is a problem with messenger (the email branch of the Gecko engine) and all derived works in general (meaning it affects Postbox and Mozilla Thunderbird) and is normally caused by a lot of different things.
The first thing to do is reset your default browser (I forget how but someone else should be able to chime in with a solution).
If this still doesn't work, I would suggest you install ThunderBrowse (as BrowsrBounce [an extension that would definitely fix your problem] doesn't use the new click engine [thus it won't work with Postbox]) and use its "Fix links" option. This will definitely fix your problem.
I’m sorry I can't remember how to reset the default browser :(
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Inappropriate?Great suggestion. I obtained the version from addons.mozilla.org as the xpi on the thunderbrowse.com download page was reported as being a corrupt package by Postbox.
Ran the fixlinks during install, still having the same problem but oddly enough now both of my screens go black for a second and reload. Almost looks like a memory leak. I'm going to do a clean boot (2nd) to see if that helps. -
Inappropriate?Odd, the package on thunderbrowse.com is just a link to the one on AMO.
As for leaks, that sounds a bit strange. I haven't had leak monitor pick up on anything recently...
I’m hmmmm.....
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