Setting Web Mail Cloud as your default email program

Setting IBM® Web Mail Cloud as your default email program automatically opens Web Mail Cloud when you select an email link on a website or document.

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Depending on your browser, the steps that are required to set Web Mail Cloud as your default email program vary.

If you are using Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Opera and have either Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7:
  • Register Web Mail Cloud as an email program:
    1. Create a .reg file. For example, WebMailCloud.reg.
    2. Copy and paste the following content into the new .reg file.
      Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto]
@="URL:MailTo Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command]
@="rundll32.exe url.dll,FileProtocolHandler https://mail.na.collabserv.com/compose?mailto=%1"
    3. Save the .reg file.
    4. Run the .reg file to import the Web Mail Cloud entry into the registry.
If you are using Firefox Version 3.x or later:
  1. Register Web Mail Cloud as an email program in Firefox:
    1. Go to https://ussl.mail.na.collabserv.com/mail/setup/MailApplication (opens new window).
    2. Select the link that is provided and follow the instructions to register Web Mail Cloud as an email program.
  2. Set Web Mail Cloud as your default email program:
    1. In Firefox, select Preferences
    2. Select Applications.
    3. Enter mailto as search criteria and press Enter.
    4. In the search results, select Web Mail Cloud.
    5. Select OK.
Parent topic: Advanced mail tasks