Changing default email program

[letterman@invalid.com]

I have been using Eudora for email for a long time. I intend to keep
using it. I just installed Thunderbird to see what it does. During
installation it asked me if I wanted to set Thunderbird as the default
email program, but I did not understand what it was asking until too
late. Now Thunderbird is the default. I DO NOT want TB to be the
default, I still want Eudora to be the default.

The older version of Eudora I use does not have this setting, so I am
not sure how to get back Eudora as the default email software.

Where is this setting located? If it's in the registry, I can change
it with regedit, but I just dont know where this setting is located.

Thanks for the help.
LM

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

IE Tools | Internet Options | Programs | E-mail
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

letterman@invalid.com wrote:
> I have been using Eudora for email for a long time. I intend to keep
> using it. I just installed Thunderbird to see what it does. During
> installation it asked me if I wanted to set Thunderbird as the default
> email program, but I did not understand what it was asking until too
> late. Now Thunderbird is the default. I DO NOT want TB to be the
> default, I still want Eudora to be the default.
>
> The older version of Eudora I use does not have this setting, so I am
> not sure how to get back Eudora as the default email software.
>
> Where is this setting located? If it's in the registry, I can change
> it with regedit, but I just dont know where this setting is located.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> LM

 

[John Dulak]

letterman@invalid.com wrote:
> I have been using Eudora for email for a long time. I intend to keep
> using it. I just installed Thunderbird to see what it does. During
> installation it asked me if I wanted to set Thunderbird as the default
> email program, but I did not understand what it was asking until too
> late. Now Thunderbird is the default. I DO NOT want TB to be the
> default, I still want Eudora to be the default.
>
> The older version of Eudora I use does not have this setting, so I am
> not sure how to get back Eudora as the default email software.
>
> Where is this setting located? If it's in the registry, I can change
> it with regedit, but I just dont know where this setting is located.
>
> Thanks for the help.
> LM

LM:

Be sure to turn OFF the "automatic check" to see if T-Bird is the
default email client. Go to Tools | Options | General (tab) and
UNcheck the appropiate box and close T-Bird.

Then follow PA Bear's instructions to reset Eudora as the default
email client.

HTH & GL

John

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[letterman@invalid.com]

On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:12:11 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
<PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:

>IE Tools | Internet Options | Programs | E-mail

Thanks, that was easy, but one has to know where to do it.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

"Help" often has help you can use. OE Help>Search tab>type in "default"
(without the quotes) then click List Topics

In my OE, the item you want is third from the bottom.
"To use Outlook Express from your Web browser"

In IE Help, the same keyword brings up a list that includes:
"To specify the programs you want Internet Explorer to use..."

Your time would be better spent studying the manual than ranting and or
offering advice about things of which you know pretty much nothing.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

<letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:12:11 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>IE Tools | Internet Options | Programs | E-mail
>
> Thanks, that was easy, but one has to know where to do it.

 

[dadiOH]

Gary S. Terhune wrote:

> Your time would be better spent studying the manual...
<snip>

Egad, man! You're talking about self help and common sense. Remember, this
is usenet!

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

 

[letterman@invalid.com]

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:35:00 -0400, "dadiOH" <dadiOH@invalid.com>
wrote:

>Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>
>> Your time would be better spent studying the manual...
><snip>
>
>Egad, man! You're talking about self help and common sense. Remember, this
>is usenet!

The last time I looked, the point of usenet was where people could
share ideas and help each other. The old saying, "two heads are
better than one". I'm always willing to lend a hand to others, if I
know the answer, and it's nice to know there are others who will do
the same for me. At the same time, I am always willing to learn and
take advice in a friendly way, when I am wrong.

On the other hand, I dont tolerate rudeness from others in real life,
and I will not on the internet either. Anyone that knows anything
about all MS operating systems, knows the help files are not really
all that helpful. There are times they get right to the problem, but
much of the time they wander off into la-la land and leave the user
more confused than when they started. At the same time, why should
someone spend hours reading confusing help files when a one minute
post to a newsgroup will solve the problem in a much less stressful
manner.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

letterman@invalid.com wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:12:11 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> IE Tools | Internet Options | Programs | E-mail
>
> Thanks, that was easy, but one has to know where to do it.

Got Google? =>
http://email.about.com/od/outlookexpresstips/qt/et_default_oe.htm

PS: You can also set OE as the default via OE Tools | Options | General |
Default Messaging Program
--
~PA Bear

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

Problem with that is that the newsgroups are full of BAD information, such
as that which you dish out on a regular basis.

What your are is a lazy SOB. How about trying this: Read the Help file(s),
search the MSKB, and search Google, then come to the NGs with at least some
background in the subject before asking for help from us. If nothing else,
repeatedly performing that exercise will make you more qualified to *answer*
questions in this group and others. Because, thus far, you totally suck at
that.

As for exchanging opinions, I've yet to see one from you that wasn't a pile
of crap. The idea is to exchange *informed* opinions, and you are woefully
lacking in information about computers other than what you've gathered in
the gossip columns and repeat hear in what can only be called "ingratiating"
terms -- brown-nosing, some call it.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

<letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:3ao2b4pi39nfachu18h3kncaibvqvfjmt4@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:35:00 -0400, "dadiOH" <dadiOH@invalid.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Gary S. Terhune wrote:
>>
>>> Your time would be better spent studying the manual...
>><snip>
>>
>>Egad, man! You're talking about self help and common sense. Remember,
>>this
>>is usenet!
>
> The last time I looked, the point of usenet was where people could
> share ideas and help each other. The old saying, "two heads are
> better than one". I'm always willing to lend a hand to others, if I
> know the answer, and it's nice to know there are others who will do
> the same for me. At the same time, I am always willing to learn and
> take advice in a friendly way, when I am wrong.
>
> On the other hand, I dont tolerate rudeness from others in real life,
> and I will not on the internet either. Anyone that knows anything
> about all MS operating systems, knows the help files are not really
> all that helpful. There are times they get right to the problem, but
> much of the time they wander off into la-la land and leave the user
> more confused than when they started. At the same time, why should
> someone spend hours reading confusing help files when a one minute
> post to a newsgroup will solve the problem in a much less stressful
> manner.

 

[dadiOH]

letterman@invalid.com wrote:

> At the same time, why should
> someone spend hours reading confusing help files when a one minute
> post to a newsgroup will solve the problem in a much less stressful
> manner.

Hours??

OE
Help button
Index tab
Type in "default"
Done


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dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

 

[letterman@invalid.com]

On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:46:50 -0400, "dadiOH" <dadiOH@invalid.com>
wrote:

>letterman@invalid.com wrote:
>
>> At the same time, why should
>> someone spend hours reading confusing help files when a one minute
>> post to a newsgroup will solve the problem in a much less stressful
>> manner.
>
>Hours??
>
>OE
> Help button
> Index tab
> Type in "default"
> Done

Not hours fixing the problem, that took less than a minute. The hours
would have been spent looking in help files for the solution. If I
was using OE, I would have looked in OE, but I use an older ver of
Eudora, and there is no setting in there. I dont even have OE on my
computer. I never liked it or used it, so I deleted it. However,
changing it from IE worked fine. I never would have suspected looking
in IE for that setting. I've used Eudora 3.x since Windows 3.x. so I
never had another prgm change the default email.

I know someone will ask why I use such an old ver of Eudora. The
reason is because its TEXT ONLY. No html content, and attachments do
not open unless I manually open them. Thus, it's near impossible to
get an email virus as long as I dont open attachments until I scan
them.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

letterman@invalid.com wrote:
> ...I dont even have OE on my
> computer. I never liked it or used it, so I deleted it...

You may have Removed OE but you cannot Delete it.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

You really are a dunce.

OE has ALWAYS had Plain Text settings for outgoing email and messages, and
ALWAYS had a Read tab setting to Read in Plain Text Only. I consider it a
primary protection against malware, almost above all others.

As for attachments, there's no possibility for them to open automatically if
you're reading in PT. In PT, you save the attachment(s) to file, scan for
malware, then open. In fact, OE6 has settings that prevent you even being
able to open attachments (or even see that there are any, I believe.)

The nice thing about OE is that if you want to view an email as HTML,
presuming it comes from a very trustworthy source and you're certain that
that source is the one who really sent it to you, you can open the email and
then View>View message in HTML. Considering the way some HTML messages
render into absolute garbage when viewed in PT, (like many from Microsoft,
for some reason), it can be useful on occasion.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

<letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:li84b4hrgtjbriil7pt8pi1knas1purgov@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:46:50 -0400, "dadiOH" <dadiOH@invalid.com>
> wrote:
>
>>letterman@invalid.com wrote:
>>
>>> At the same time, why should
>>> someone spend hours reading confusing help files when a one minute
>>> post to a newsgroup will solve the problem in a much less stressful
>>> manner.
>>
>>Hours??
>>
>>OE
>> Help button
>> Index tab
>> Type in "default"
>> Done
>
> Not hours fixing the problem, that took less than a minute. The hours
> would have been spent looking in help files for the solution. If I
> was using OE, I would have looked in OE, but I use an older ver of
> Eudora, and there is no setting in there. I dont even have OE on my
> computer. I never liked it or used it, so I deleted it. However,
> changing it from IE worked fine. I never would have suspected looking
> in IE for that setting. I've used Eudora 3.x since Windows 3.x. so I
> never had another prgm change the default email.
>
> I know someone will ask why I use such an old ver of Eudora. The
> reason is because its TEXT ONLY. No html content, and attachments do
> not open unless I manually open them. Thus, it's near impossible to
> get an email virus as long as I dont open attachments until I scan
> them.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[Check your inbox, GAry.]

Gary S. Terhune wrote:
<snip>
> OE has ALWAYS had Plain Text settings for outgoing email and messages, and
> ALWAYS had a Read tab setting to Read in Plain Text Only.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[...now that I figgered out your correct addy.]

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> [Check your inbox, GAry.]
>
> Gary S. Terhune wrote:
> <snip>
>> OE has ALWAYS had Plain Text settings for outgoing email and messages,
>> and
>> ALWAYS had a Read tab setting to Read in Plain Text Only.

 

[Gary S. Terhune]

I'm going to eat some crow here and explain that with my memory issues, six
years seems to be "always". I could still swear that I've been reading in PT
since IE5, at least, but it would appear not. Only appeared with the advent
of OE6 in early 2002

There is also one more setting that controls outbound formatting and that's
the option to "Reply to messages using the format in which they were sent."

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
news:OAA$3$oBJHA.3484@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> You really are a dunce.
>
> OE has ALWAYS had Plain Text settings for outgoing email and messages, and
> ALWAYS had a Read tab setting to Read in Plain Text Only. I consider it a
> primary protection against malware, almost above all others.
>
> As for attachments, there's no possibility for them to open automatically
> if you're reading in PT. In PT, you save the attachment(s) to file, scan
> for malware, then open. In fact, OE6 has settings that prevent you even
> being able to open attachments (or even see that there are any, I
> believe.)
>
> The nice thing about OE is that if you want to view an email as HTML,
> presuming it comes from a very trustworthy source and you're certain that
> that source is the one who really sent it to you, you can open the email
> and then View>View message in HTML. Considering the way some HTML messages
> render into absolute garbage when viewed in PT, (like many from Microsoft,
> for some reason), it can be useful on occasion.
>
> --
> Gary S. Terhune
> MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://grystmill.com
>
> <letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:li84b4hrgtjbriil7pt8pi1knas1purgov@4ax.com...
>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:46:50 -0400, "dadiOH" <dadiOH@invalid.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>letterman@invalid.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> At the same time, why should
>>>> someone spend hours reading confusing help files when a one minute
>>>> post to a newsgroup will solve the problem in a much less stressful
>>>> manner.
>>>
>>>Hours??
>>>
>>>OE
>>> Help button
>>> Index tab
>>> Type in "default"
>>> Done
>>
>> Not hours fixing the problem, that took less than a minute. The hours
>> would have been spent looking in help files for the solution. If I
>> was using OE, I would have looked in OE, but I use an older ver of
>> Eudora, and there is no setting in there. I dont even have OE on my
>> computer. I never liked it or used it, so I deleted it. However,
>> changing it from IE worked fine. I never would have suspected looking
>> in IE for that setting. I've used Eudora 3.x since Windows 3.x. so I
>> never had another prgm change the default email.
>>
>> I know someone will ask why I use such an old ver of Eudora. The
>> reason is because its TEXT ONLY. No html content, and attachments do
>> not open unless I manually open them. Thus, it's near impossible to
>> get an email virus as long as I dont open attachments until I scan
>> them.
>
>