<![CDATA[Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default]]>Every time you start Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default.
How to stop it ???????

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/16293/opera-spontaneously-becomes-the-mail-client-by-defaultRSS for NodeMon, 11 May 2026 06:36:09 GMTSat, 23 Jul 2016 08:59:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default on Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:06:24 GMT]]>Sorry about the above format ~ Opera changed the numbering I had... oh well, hope you get the gist of it 😃

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/104131https://forums.opera.com/post/104131Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:06:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default on Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:04:25 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/104130https://forums.opera.com/post/104130Tue, 02 Aug 2016 14:04:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default on Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:22:38 GMT]]>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)

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/104101https://forums.opera.com/post/104101Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:22:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default on Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:15:13 GMT]]>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?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/104075https://forums.opera.com/post/104075Mon, 01 Aug 2016 12:15:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default on Sun, 31 Jul 2016 15:48:43 GMT]]>

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.
]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/104022https://forums.opera.com/post/104022Sun, 31 Jul 2016 15:48:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default on Sun, 31 Jul 2016 15:33:52 GMT]]>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?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/104019https://forums.opera.com/post/104019Sun, 31 Jul 2016 15:33:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default on Sun, 31 Jul 2016 15:21:50 GMT]]>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

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/104018https://forums.opera.com/post/104018Sun, 31 Jul 2016 15:21:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default on Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:34:36 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/103892https://forums.opera.com/post/103892Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:34:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default on Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:56:31 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/103813https://forums.opera.com/post/103813Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:56:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Opera spontaneously becomes the mail client by default on Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:30:43 GMT]]>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

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/103737https://forums.opera.com/post/103737Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:30:43 GMT