Re: YARN & Internet Explorer?

From: Stefan Kapusniak (stefan.kapus@zetnet.co.uk)
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 1997 11:02:54 +0000

In list.yarn, debraw@wwa.com (Debra Walker) wrote:
>On Sat, 08 Mar 1997 17:37:42 -0500,
>in article <2oeIzUQy8AcD092yn@execpc.com>,
>bpaddock@execpc.com (Bob Paddock) wrote:
>
>>Any one know how to set up Internet Explorer to use YARN as
>>its email client when it runs in to a .html mailto: tag?
>
>Whoa...:)... That sounds like a "tall order". If anyone has the
>solution and/or a response to this question, would you please post it
>publically to this list? I run Netscape 3.0 (Win95 version, under the
>same OS), and I would like to know if this is really a possibility.

Okay, I just did a bit of experimentation and this sorta worked for
me under Win95. You only get to your INBOX for mailing to the
address _manually_ with this method, is there a command line switch
for dropping you into an email to a defined addresss?

IMPORTANT: it involves editing the registry so if your computer
blows up after trying this, I shall merely indulge in
EVIL LAUGHTER.

Run regedit. Just type 'regedit' in a dos box or use the 'run'
option on the start menu.

Go to the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\open\command

Change the value of the key to:

"<path to yarn>\yarn.exe" -m

Unfortunately it appears you can't use %YARN% for the path bit so
you need to type the whole thing in. Mine ends up as:

"c:\YARN\YARN\YARN.EXE" -m

You might want to fiddle around with the properties of CONAGENT.EXE
in windows\system to get the right window size etc., if you're using
the Win95 version of yarn.

If you've got an HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\open\ddeexec key you might
need to rename it to something like 'ddeexec.bak'.

Hope that helps.

-- Kapusniak, Stefan m