Re: Thunderbird/Wordperfect/Mapi32

Nic wrote:
> Ralph Fox wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:38:17 +0200, in message
>>  <8f10d$42c500fb$3ec22859$23934 <at> news.chello.nl>, Nic wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I am using Thunderbird 1.0.2 en XPSP2
>>> When I want to use Thunderbird as the default mail application 
>>> Thunderbird is overwriting Mapi32.dll in Windows/system32 with 
>>> Mozilla's own Mapi 32. As a result the addressbook in Wordperfect is 
>>> no longer to be found. I then rename Mapi32.dll in windows\system32, 
>>> copy the file Mapnt40.dll from the WP8 install CD to windows\system32 
>>> and rename that Mapnt40.dll to Mapi32.dll. And then the addressbook 
>>> is there and accessible again. After this modification Thunderbird is 
>>> no longer the default application. However, if I do want to use TB as 
>>> the default application by checking the box the addressbook is gone 
>>> again.
>>>
>>> I wonder whether there is a solution for this problem.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> In Windows there are two ways an email application can be the
>> default email application.   Windows itself generally assumes that 
>> whatever is the default email application must do both.
>>
>> 1.  When you send mail from other applications (using MAPI),
>>     it uses this email application (as the MAPI server).
>>
>> 2.  When you launch mailto: URLs, it launches this email application
>>     (as the application associated with the mailto: protocol).
>>
>>
>> It appears that you cannot have #1 without giving up your
>> Wordperfect address book.
>>
>> If you want #2 alone, then do this:
>>
>> In Windows, go to Folder Options and select the File Types tab.
>> Find the entry like this
>>
>>    Extensions:   (NONE)
>>    File type:    URL:MailTo Protocol
>>
>> Click "Edit", select "open" (which should be the bold entry), click 
>> "Edit"
>> Set the "application to perform action" to the full path to 
>> thunderbird.exe.
>> Remove any checkmark from "Use DDE".
>>
>>
> Thanks Ralph for you quick reply.
> Unfortunately the File type: URL:MailTo Protocol  is not there.
> I want to add that Thunderbird is not the default mail application yet, 
> because I did not want to go through the hassle of changing the Mapi's 
> all the time.
> Perhaps you can further enlighten me? Thanks.
> Nic

Hi Nic,

One last resort option that should work is placing a copy of the 
"correct" Mapi32.dll in the WordPerfect program folder.

In my case, using WP8, the executable is wpwin8.exe is located in the 
C:\corel\programs folder.

I have used this on a number of users setups where they were unable to 
restrict Netscape Messenger email from using Mapi.

Try it using a copy of the mapi32.dll (mapint40.dll) in the WP programs 
folder and let us know how it goes.

Fred