# How do I configure my email client in Firefox?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-configure-my-email-client-in-firefox/435295>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 28, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-configure-my-email-client-in-firefox/435295 "2008-01-28T06:38:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-configure-my-email-client-in-firefox/435295/1 "2008-01-28T06:38:37Z")

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In Firefox, when I click on a link directly to someone’s email address, first the browser freezes, then an error message comes up and informs me that I have not properly configured my email client, and then 51 Internet Explorer windows open up, completely filling my screen.

How can I put an end to this nonsense? Can I configure it to go directly to Gmail when I click on someone’s email address?

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-configure-my-email-client-in-firefox/435295/2 "2008-01-28T12:04:34Z")

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Try [this doodad](http://lifehacker.com/software/email-apps/ask-lifehacker-gmail-as-default-mail-program-129818.php), maybe?