mozilla fire bird

herbert · 10-20-2003, 09:23 PM

I want to use mozilla fire bird as my default mail program. I was able to download it and it is installed in red hat, but how do I get it to open like a mail program?. All I get is a whole bunch of files

Thank You

aus9 · 10-20-2003, 09:44 PM

umm, firebird is a browser, do you mean the Thunderbird?

If you mean you use firebird to browse your email, so do I, I use mdk but you can create a shortcut to fire like this.

1) copy the whole folder of fire into a directory where you have write permissions, I use /home/myname (bozo)
2) the shortcut name is

/home/bozo/MozillaFirebird/MozillaFirebird

3) thats it, notice the no gaps in the name and the cap M & F

darthtux · 10-21-2003, 02:15 AM

Like aus9 said except if it's Mozilla Thunderbird the path would be
/home/bozo/thunderbird/thunderbird

BTW, if your in the directory where all the files are type
./thunderbird

herbert · 10-21-2003, 05:32 AM

Theres the problem, I wanted thunder bird not fire bird. I'm already using firebird.

I was able to download and open thunder bird. Now, is there any way that I can make it my default mail that opens when I select mail and news groups from the mozilla tool bar?

or can I place a short cut on the task bar or on my desk top?

Thank You

darthtux · 10-23-2003, 01:46 PM

I'm not sure howto change Mozilla's Mail and News Groups default client. However if you want Firebird to open up Thunderbird when you click on a mailto in a web page you can download the MozEx extension
http://texturizer.net/firebird/extensions/#MozEX

To place a shorcut for Thunderbird on the Desktop or the Panel.

For the Desktop
right-click -> New Launcher

For the Panel
righ-click -> Add to Panel -> Launcher

Then for both
Type in the name (Thunderbird)
Command - browse to thunderbird
And choose an icon