[Discussion] FireFox & Thunderbird

[Chuck McKinnis]

Joyce E. Clarke wrote:
> Chuck --
> 
> First I tried to send this to your address front the list
> so as not to unduly expand the messages on the list but it
> bounced back so back to the list:
> 
> What did I do wrong?  I ran
> http://www.7cities.net/%7Emckinnis/code/iai1040.exe and

I just updated it to http://www.7cities.net/%7Emckinnis/code/iai1050.exe

> used it having
> now firefox!.exe and thunderbird!.exe for default browser

It should make them FIREFOX!L.EXE and THUNDERBIRD.!L.EXE

> and mail/news programs in the ini file (even though I use
> PolarBar for mail)  but still draw a

You can make PolarBar the default mailer by navigating to it.

> blank when attempting to run one while the other is open.

The !L parm should make them run together.

> 
> Even after a reboot.
> 
> Just for my information (since this doesn't seem to be
> doing anything for me) can I delete the
> WPURLDEFAULTSETTINGS application from user.ini in its
> entirety or is it a necessary app?   Probably is, I just
> never noticed it.

Did you update OS2.INI before exiting?  WPURLDEFAULTSETTINGS is used by 
both Firefox and Thunderbird to locate the default mailer and brower. 
PolarBar has its own parm in its settings to select the browser.  Just 
make sure that you point it to FIREFOX!L.EXE

> 
> DefaultWorkingDir and DefaultParameters are both 0000:  00 
> "." and 
> UnderstandingBrowser  is 0000:  3100   "1." in case that
> means anything to you.

I think UnderstandingBrowser may be an old, obsolete entry.  I would 
delete the WPURLDEFAULTSETTINGS entry in OS2.INI and then run IAI to 
clean it up.

> 
> TIA,
> 
> Joyce Clarke, Wellness Business Coach


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Chuck McKinnis
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