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    • vasilovsky
      vasilovsky last edited by

      Every time you start Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default.
      How to stop it ???????

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      • eminisage
        eminisage last edited by

        I am having the same issue ~ once I open Opera it changes the default email client to Opera (why is it chamging my email client???) ~ it prevents me from using Opera on a normal everyday basis.

        Version: 40.0.2301.0 - Opera is up to date
        Update stream: developer
        System: Mac OS X 10.11.6 64-bit

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        • jazzkaurr
          jazzkaurr last edited by

          I also having the same issue. Can anyone help me in sorting out this issue? I am trying to open one of my client website http://www.hdprintablecalendar.com/ in opera browser but its showing error.

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          • mark-thompson
            mark-thompson last edited by

            Yes, same issue. I think I may have to uninstall for now. Unless there is some way to remove it as an option in the default email reader dropdown. That may work.

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            • eminisage
              eminisage last edited by

              This "currently" is working for me ~ we shall see how long it lasts.

              Unable to change default email application
              https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/14502

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              • eminisage
                eminisage last edited by

                Sorry... it did not work. I thought it did but once I re-opened Opera it made itself the default email client once again.

                Does anyone from Opera read this forum?

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                • Deleted User
                  Deleted User last edited by

                  Sorry... it did not work. I thought it did but once I re-opened Opera it made itself the default email client once again.
                  Does anyone from Opera read this forum?

                  1. select: "Do not allow any sites to handling protocols" in Opera Preferences (privacy and security)
                  2. then: https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/14502
                  3. at the end: open Mail.app > Preferences > General and select Apple Mail as "Default email reader" from the drop down menu.
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                  • vasilovsky
                    vasilovsky last edited by

                    To bad-badger///
                    "1. select: "Do not allow any sites to handling protocols" in Opera Preferences (privacy and security)..."

                    Нowever, this creates many other problems and inconveniences! Don't you know?

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                    • Deleted User
                      Deleted User last edited by

                      OK. You do not have this mark. You just have to be careful what you are agreeing. (Eg. to assign "mail:to protocol" to Opera)

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                      • eminisage
                        eminisage last edited by

                        To add to bad-badger post above (this ~ so far ~ has worked for me)...

                        1. select: "Do not allow any sites to handling protocols" in Opera Preferences (privacy and security)

                          1. Go to "Manage Handlers..." (just below the above 1.) and select "(none)" listed next to "mailto" type
                        2. then: https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/14502 (use Terminal command)

                          1. then: open Mail.app > Preferences > General and select your preferred email client from the drop down menu.

                        Thanks bad-badger.

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                        • eminisage
                          eminisage last edited by

                          Sorry about the above format ~ Opera changed the numbering I had... oh well, hope you get the gist of it 😃

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