for some reason there was a custom entry in the default mail handler preferences
I did not add this there were also 2 others one thunderbird (with icon) and the other mozilla thunderbird (with icon) I did not add the not properly working custom item nor either of the 2 available options install of thunderbird / uninstall of evolution must be causing this buggy setting of the default emailer ? -- send to email doesnt open new mail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/491360 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
