[X4U] Default application association problem.

[Robert Ameeti]

>I don't have Thunderbird, but I'm guessing you need to open the 
>preferences for Thunderbird and change the default application there.
>
>Apple had flip-flopped a couple times over the years in whether 
>every application should keep track of "helper apps" itself, or 
>refer to a global set of preferences. So I wouldn't be surprised to 
>see an occasional app using its own set of file-application 
>associations instead of deferring to the OS.

Eudora for example allows the user to have an alternate application 
association. I do see this as a benefit but it can be confusing for 
the uninitiated.

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Robert Ameeti

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