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by **Dickerson** » Thu 01 Jan, 2004 9:52 pm

Is there a way to just get te Communicator half of 4.8? I really like Firebird for a browser, but have always prefered Communicator for e-mail stuff.

Any way, any how, any cost. . . .

Anyone?

Michael

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by **Antony** » Thu 01 Jan, 2004 10:37 pm

You can install Communicator 4.8 and Firebird in the same computer. Just choose the Communicator's Mail as your default mail application.

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by **Dickerson** » Thu 01 Jan, 2004 10:54 pm

Antony wrote:You can install Communicator 4.8 and Firebird in the same computer. Just choose the Communicator's Mail as your default mail application.

Is there a way to get just Communicator, so that links that are selected in Communicator will open in Firebird, or whatever the default browser is?

I know it is a suite of Navigator/Communicator, but I am hoping that someone has figured out a way to seperate them.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Michael

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by **Antony** » Thu 01 Jan, 2004 11:15 pm

Dickerson wrote:Is there a way to get just Communicator, so that links that are selected in Communicator will open in Firebird, or whatever the default browser is?

No.

Dickerson wrote:I know it is a suite of Navigator/Communicator, but I am hoping that someone has figured out a way to seperate them.

They are integrated. I don't know if the MDC can do the work.
CCK for Communicator can't do that.
I just received my MDC few weeks ago (haven't installed), and also need to check the license agreement first.

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by **Dickerson** » Thu 01 Jan, 2004 11:20 pm

Maybe in the future.

Until then, things remain he same.

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by **Fulvio** » Fri 02 Jan, 2004 12:08 am

Do I understand that you wish to use only the Mail part of Communicator(which is the name of the entire suite), and open links in another browser? The selection would not be made in your 4.8, but you want to make Firebird or whatever your default browser. And, you can ignore the Navigator part of 4.8, but adding <space>-Mail to the Target of your shortcut.
You click on it, and you go only into mail. But, as Antony said, you still have the rest of the program, and, although you have nice little shortcuts for external applications in Firebird, thanks to one of the extention, you cannot recall NS4.x Mail only. However, you can have direct shortcuts from Firebird to other Mail Clients. There is always Thunderbird, and I have three others set up as well. For 4.x, it may not be practical, if you have more than one user profile. I just set up in Firebird, to open sendto.exe, and it open a New e-mail. FYI, you need the External Application Button, in Firebird.
If you want to pursue this, and there is some problem, send a Personal Message( click between Profile and Logout, above).

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by **Dickerson** » Fri 02 Jan, 2004 12:30 am

Fulvio wrote:Do I understand that you wish to use only the Mail part of Communicator(which is the name of the entire suite), and open links in another browser? The selection would not be made in your 4.8, but you want to make Firebird or whatever your default browser. And, you can ignore the Navigator part of 4.8, but adding <space>-Mail to the Target of your shortcut.
You click on it, and you go only into mail. But, as Antony said, you still have the rest of the program, and, although you have nice little shortcuts for external applications in Firebird, thanks to one of the extention, you cannot recall NS4.x Mail only. However, you can have direct shortcuts from Firebird to other Mail Clients. There is always Thunderbird, and I have three others set up as well. For 4.x, it may not be practical, if you have more than one user profile. I just set up in Firebird, to open sendto.exe, and it open a New e-mail. FYI, you need the External Information Button, in Firebird.
If you want to pursue this, and there is some problem, send a Personal Message( click between Profile and Logout, above).

Actually what I wany to do is use Netscape for my e-mail, and be able to click on a link within a mail, and have it open in Firebird. From what I have read here, and what I have found out by trying, it is not going to be possible.

Inconvenient only, but not enough to give up 4.8 for my mail.

Thanks to all . . .

Michael

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by **Antony** » Fri 02 Jan, 2004 12:45 am

Can you drag the link from Communicator's Mail to Firebird?

Have you set the Firebird to the default browser?

If all fail, the old fashioned method, copy and paste. (Sorry, can't set up an environment for testing.)

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by **Dickerson** » Fri 02 Jan, 2004 1:05 am

I drad the link - I have never thought to try that. I have been doing the copy andpate thing, but dragging works a little easier.

Thanks for the idea.

Michael

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by **Antony** » Fri 02 Jan, 2004 1:10 am

Good, besides dragging to the Firebird window, you can also try to drag the link into the "Firebird" in the Windows Taskbar.

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by **Fulvio** » Fri 02 Jan, 2004 2:46 pm

How do you drag a link from NS4.8 to Firebird? Since both must be opened.
I don't know about Firebird's behavior as default, but it should work, the way I explained.

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by **DJGM** » Fri 02 Jan, 2004 4:59 pm

Antony wrote:Good, besides dragging to the Firebird window, you can also try
to drag the link into the "Firebird" in the Windows Taskbar.

That doesn't appear to be possible . . .

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by **Antony** » Fri 02 Jan, 2004 7:08 pm

Drag and hold the link into Firebird application in the Windows taskbar, then move to the Firebird application, and release the mouse button.

Better now?

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by **Fulvio** » Sat 03 Jan, 2004 2:01 am

Antony, what is Firebird doing in the Windows taskbar? I define the taskbar, as the area from the Start button all the way to the other end, including the clock. I think that I understand now. If Firebird is open to this page, or the message center page , it would show something like Post a reply-Sillydog..., but it would be minimized if I am in 4.8 Mail .Then you could do some drag and drop somewhere, after Firebird becomes maximized. But do you need all this, if Firebird is your default?

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by **DJGM** » Sat 03 Jan, 2004 2:31 am

Is the button in question on that part of the Windows taskbar know as the Quick Launch toolbar . . .

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