[Web4lib] Disabling mailto: links on webpages for public computers

[Jane Frasier]

I would suggest that you definitely try this in a test situation as this fix I did several years ago and it might not work now.

Break Outlook Express so it won't try to run with mailtos - Run regedit - HKLM\Software\Classes\mailto\shell\open\command and modify to " "

Jane Frasier
Software Support Specialist, IT
Jefferson County (CO) Public Library
10500 West 38th Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO  80033
(303) 403-5296
Fax (303) 403-5295
Find us on the web: http://jeffcolibrary.org

-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Kozlowski,Brendon
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 10:41 AM
To: web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] Disabling mailto: links on webpages for public computers

Ever since I can remember, the mailto: hyperlink on webpages has been a bane to public, shared computer use. We are not going to configure our computers and server to enable proper use of these links, but because of that, very few patrons know how to configure this themselves (nor do we encourage them to try). But...in my research to try to figure out how to disable this functionality, I have come up short.



Has anyone tried to remove this Windows OS "feature" successfully (without resultant side-effects) on their library's public machines?




Brendon Kozlowski
Web Administrator
Saratoga Springs Public Library
49 Henry Street
Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866
[518] 584-7860 x217

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