Yahoo! Mail as your default mail
August 22nd, 2008
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Loading ...I’ve been asked before about how to set Yahoo Mail as your default email. Up until now, the only way that I knew, was to download and install the complete Yahoo! Messenger client, and install the Yahoo! Extras that come along with it. But I’m happy to tell you that, since Firefox 3 was released recently, there’s a new and much easier way to make Yahoo! Mail be the default mail when you see those clickable email addresses.
Here’s how to set up Yahoo! Mail to be your default email application using Firefox 3:
- Download and install Firefox 3
- After installation and when you have Firefox 3 up and running, click Tools, then Options
- In the options window that pops up, click the Applications Tab
- In the box labeled “Search” type Mail
- In the “Action” drop down box, select “Use Yahoo Mail”
- Finally, click “OK”
Here’s a little slide show that shows you all the steps:
That’s all there is to it. The next time you click on an email address link (also know as a mailto: link) when using Firefox 3, it will take you right to the compose window in Yahoo Mail.
Happy emailing,
Andrew - Yahoo! Mail Team
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18 Comments Add your own
1. LARRY JACKSON | August 24th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE YAHOO MAIL MY DEFAULT MAIL .. IE OPTIONS - PROGRAMS - OFFERS NO YAHOO MAIL DEFAULT .. I LOADED YAHOO IM 1st THEN TOOK CORRECT PROMPTS .. MSFT IE 7 WILL NOT OFFER YAHOO MAIL AS DEFAULT . THANK GOD FOR YOU ..
2. dominic Townshend | August 29th, 2008 at 8:34 am
hi I’m sorry for doing this but where is my email? its hard enough logging in to yahoo but getting my email is impossible! help me please!
3. Ieuan | September 1st, 2008 at 6:02 am
i re-downloaded firefox 3 because of this, it is a way better browser, what is does is change the mailto link, which is good but i thought it changed the “e-mail” in Windows start menu.
4. Dolph | September 1st, 2008 at 11:26 am
I love this feature, but is there any way of getting it to open Y! mail in a new window, rather than replacing the page it was launched from?
5. LESLEY | September 2nd, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Brilliant!
6. Rifat | September 13th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Is there any free software which pops up and makes sound whenever a new mail comes in? More like sms sounds in mobiles.
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Hi Rifat,
You can use the Yahoo! Widget Engine. I’m a big fan of the widget engine to get email alerts, weather and a calendar all on my desktop. I’ve posted about it before: http://ymailuk.com/blog1/2008/02/15/get-email-alerts-on-your-desktop/
Hope that helps,
Andrew - Yahoo! Mail Team
7. Mick | September 29th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
I have Firefox 3.0.3 and was trying to set up Yahoo as my default email as per:
“Yahoo! Mail as your default mail” dated August 22nd, 2008
“Here’s how to set up Yahoo! Mail to be your default email application using Firefox 3:”
On going into Tools there is no tab “Options” can you advise me further. I have a Mac is this the reason why?
Can you advise.
8. sheila robb | October 7th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Thank you
9. Sandra Woolridge | October 11th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
downloaded firefox 3 clicked on opptions then tab but there was no search box
10. kristy | October 12th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
why am i not receiving any emails
11. Jill | October 16th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Hooray!!! Back to what I had before someone went through a massive rigmarole to let me trial LotusNotes. Decided not to go with it and have been stuck with it until you taught me how to do this! Thank you a million times! Brilliant, clear, easy instructions and - what is even better - it worked!!! Yay!!!
12. simon richards | October 17th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Is there a similar process for IE - I’ve only ever had IE - can I swap between IE & firefox?
13. aongheas macaskill | October 17th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Done all as per insructions but still cannot get yahoo mail as defaault from links
14. lewis | October 21st, 2008 at 3:21 pm
my chat is not working
15. Andy | October 24th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
This is great, but how about the same thing for Chrome??
16. Martin | October 28th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Rifat,
Use Yahoo mail notifier which you can get from “customize” in Firefox. (right click the top bar)
Really good , sits in status bar at bottom of page above task bar.
Sound and visual notifier
17. pamela | October 29th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
how do i set up an email account
18. colin coupland | October 30th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
duh adont get any o this firefox suff so help dudes lol
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