Default mail client settings on a per user basis in TS

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Can anyone tell me how to setup the default mail client on a per user basis
in a Terminal Server envionment? I need to setup User A with a default mail
client of Outlook Express and User B with Outlook. Thanks
 
Re: Default mail client settings on a per user basis in TS

Hi,

Per user default mail client settings are not supported by
Microsoft. Please see this document:

Unable to Set Different E-Mail Programs for Different Users

http://support.microsoft.com:80/kb/309292

What is your intended use of the default mail client
functionality? Do you just need it for when users click a
mailto link in IE or do you have other applications that
automatically integrate with the default mail client?

I ask because you can use per-user class registration to
achieve some of the per-user default mail client behavior
without much effort. For example, you can create a
per-user mailto key that will cause each user to launch a
different mail application when clicking a mailto link.

If you want to have more per-user default mail client
behavior you will need to do a bit more changes to the
registry as well as some scripting.

-TP

Tech in NH wrote:
> Can anyone tell me how to setup the default mail client on a per user
> basis in a Terminal Server envionment? I need to setup User A with a
> default mail client of Outlook Express and User B with Outlook. Thanks
 
Re: Default mail client settings on a per user basis in TS

Unfortunately I have other applications that launch the default mail client
outside of IE. We'll have to look at scripting or registry settings to deal
with these requirements. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks

"TP" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Per user default mail client settings are not supported by
> Microsoft. Please see this document:
>
> Unable to Set Different E-Mail Programs for Different Users
>
> http://support.microsoft.com:80/kb/309292
>
> What is your intended use of the default mail client
> functionality? Do you just need it for when users click a
> mailto link in IE or do you have other applications that
> automatically integrate with the default mail client?
>
> I ask because you can use per-user class registration to
> achieve some of the per-user default mail client behavior
> without much effort. For example, you can create a
> per-user mailto key that will cause each user to launch a
> different mail application when clicking a mailto link.
>
> If you want to have more per-user default mail client
> behavior you will need to do a bit more changes to the
> registry as well as some scripting.
>
> -TP
>
> Tech in NH wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me how to setup the default mail client on a per user
> > basis in a Terminal Server envionment? I need to setup User A with a
> > default mail client of Outlook Express and User B with Outlook. Thanks
>
 
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