How to Make Gmail Your Default Email Program in Mozilla Firefox

By Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com Guide

• Open Gmail in Mozilla Firefox.
• Type 'javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s","Gmail")' (not including the outermost quotation marks) in the address bar.
  • If you do not require a secure HTTPS connection, to Gmail, you can use 'javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","http://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s","Gmail")' instead.
• Hit Enter.

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• Open Gmail in Mozilla Firefox
• Click "Add Application" under "Add Gmail (mail.google.com) as an application..."
• Select "Tools | Options..."

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