I use the System Settings to change my default email client and it works fine, even using the command-line MUA 'mutt'.
How were you configuring your default email client? ** Also affects: unity-lens-files Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: unity Status: New => Invalid ** Also affects: unity-lens-files (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: unity-lens-files Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1176078 Title: Cannot send file by email using unity dash Status in Unity: Invalid Status in Unity Files Lens: Incomplete Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in “unity-lens-files” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When searching for file using unity dash, and after finding the file, and clicking with the right button of the mouse and select email, nothing happens. This occurs when setting other email client as default other than thunderbird in system settings. Using the thunderbird as default email software, and proceding like described, behaves like expected. i installed the evolution email client and configured as default email client. It sould send email using other email client like evolution other than thunderbird. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: unity 7.0.0daily13.04.18~13.04-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' Date: Fri May 3 17:01:37 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-05-03 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=pt:pt_BR:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=pt_PT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: unity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1176078/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp