[X-Newbies] Mail Links Open Backup Safari

W Lane wilann at telusplanet.net
Sat Mar 18 07:11:47 PST 2006


On 06-Mar-18, at 8:06 AM, Al Poulin wrote:

> How can I make Mail 1.3.11 in Panther 10.3.9 open or use the Safari  
> 1.3.1 that is on the same volume?  I cannot find any preferences in  
> either Mail or Safari to control this.
>
> Recently I upgraded Panther to the latest version and upgraded  
> Safari.  Apparently, the Safari upgrade hit every copy of Safari on  
> two internal drives, including my backup volume, with no dialog  
> asking me where I wanted the upgrade to go.  Ever since then,  
> whenever I click on an active link in Mail, the copy of Safari on  
> my internal, backup hard drive opens up, even while Safari on my  
> main drive is already running.  This usually entails a few seconds  
> of delay, and I do not care to hear that rattle from the head  
> movements of the original IBM 40GB hard drive in this Quicksilver  
> G4/733.


Tiger is different (browser prefs are in Safari). If I recall, in  
Panther is there not System Pref for 'Internet', or something similar?



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