Firefox 37.0.2 mailto link doesn't launch compose window in Live Mail - email

After Win 7->8.1 upgrade, Email links in Firefox 37.0.2 browser now launch my mail client (Windows Live Mail) but not a compose message window in that app. In Windows 7, Firefox option "Email Link" would launch WLM and open a compose message window pre-populated with my email address as sender and web page link. This message was integrated with my address book for autocomplete suggestions for "To". My default mail settings are all correct as evidenced by the fact that WLM DOES launch from mailto. But it seems to launch just the WLM executable without the -compose option.
Another oddity: When I first reset my defaults for mailto to WLM, mailto DID link to the compose message function of WLM, but has not done so since. No other software installs were done. I've checked and rechecked, turned on and off mail default, with no change.
Any advice is much appreciated. I've researched this for hours but can't find solution save a registry change which seems edge to me.

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How to set Powershell's Default Browser eg when opening MS auth popup

OK so this is a tough one, because googling "set powershell Default Browser" only returns results for setting the system default browser in Powershell. What I want to do is change which browser Powershell uses to open an auth prompt when I attempt to use the Exchange Online Management module. I need to change it because I set "use always" when I chose Edge the first time it popped up, then received a message that Edge is blocked by your administrator. (Weirdly, Edge is not blocked normally, only in this context.) I'm running powershell as local PC admin. (Could this be an Azure/m365 policy blocking edge launch from powershell? Intune managed device. ) I need to change it to Chrome.
Using PS7 as 5 just told me "browser unsupported" (guessing it defaults to IE)
Thanks
Tried numerous google search varying wording, still getting same results about system default browser.
Checked properties of powershell, no browser settings apparent unless I'm blind.

Sending simple email via MacOs 12 Terminal with mail (mail_version = 3.2.2)

I would like my MacOS "server" (basic mac mini with OS12.1 installed)
to be able to send emails using my current (paid) email provider.
Some theory first.
I am aware about this fine article (http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20081217161612647)
What puzzles me is how on earth will "fresh out of box" mac be able to send even ONE email without being (mail-server) configured first. In other words to what email server will it send my email?
Discovered the very useful command mailq that will show the current status of all current emails being processed.
I understood that the command mail will send an email:
echo "this is the body" | mail -s "this is the subject" "myself#myserver.lu"
I understand, mail is using postfix in the background.
This will show the version of postfix (mine is mail_version = 3.2.2)
postconf mail_version
Is it possible to update postfix on macos?
Did anyone managed to enable the log on mail_version 3.2.2?
I get this warning:
postconf: warning: /etc/postfix/main.cf: unused parameter: maillog_file=/var/log/postfix.log
without the log it is a bit difficult to see what went wrong during email send...
thanks in advance for some MAC related input.

Thunderbird: Your message was sent but a copy was not placed in your sent folder

So I've been getting this error using Thunderbird with my Gmail account when trying to send emails:
Thunderbird: Your message was sent but a copy was not placed in your sent folder (Sent) due to network or file access errors. You can retry or save the message locally to Local Folders/Sent-
This is actually happening with all my Mail accounts and not just Thunderbird...
Things I have tried:
I changed the connection security on server settings from STARTTLS to SSL/TLS.
I tried changing THUNDERBIRD preferences editor security.tls.version.min from 3 to 1
Both didn't seem to work for me. Anyone have the same problem and found a solution to this?
Help menu -> turn troubleshoot mode on
this will disable all your addons and restart thunderbird in troubleshoot mode on.
This solved my problem.
go to settings /passwords/ note both SMTP and IMAP passwords , delete the registered passwords, restart Thunderbird enter the password again IMAP, then create a message Send it , it will prompt for SMTP password, enter it. That's it, it worked for me
I just reconfigured "Copies & Folders"
When sending messages, automatically:
Place a copy in:
(and selected "Sent" Folder on:)
Previously "Other" was selected (and worked just fine...)
This happened from one day to the other, with no update from Thunderbird... this is very very strange!

WIndows 7 Live Mail Server Config: Clear Text Authentication

I've been following instructions to configure the mail server, noticing they all suggest using "Log on using clear text authentication" setting.
What are the ramifications of that? I wouldn't want to send my credentials in clear text, if that's what this setting implies :)

Can Selenium IDE deal effectively with Browser alerts

Hi I am currently writing a Test script for an ecommerce site using Seleneium IDE, this is in a testing environment in HTTP. The issue I am having is the test payment gateway 3D Secure is in HTTPS so when using FireFox the browser displays the security warning message when I am returning from the payment gateway 3D Secure HTTPS to the site testing environment.
'Although this page is encrypted, the information you have entered is to be sent over an unencrypted connection and could easily be read by a third party.
Are you sure you want to continue sending this information?'
I have tried the various commands in the IDE for waitForAlert* and asertAlert* but this javascript alert just seems to over ride any of the commands I use and essentially halts the script until manual intervention is used.
I am unable to turn this particular alert off in FF from what I can assertain from various forums as it is too important to be switched off, I have tried in FF about:config
I can obviusly switch the 3D secure off to allow thee script to run, but I would prefer a complete user scenario to be tested as opposed to a test adapted to suit automation.
Many thanks in advance for your time and assistance.
I had exactly the same problem :
I use Selenium web driver to test against my local http server which sends redirects to https service (3DS as well btw ;). The problem is not with certs, but with this hardcoded warning of switching between https/http.
Based on the link from MacGyver's answer and this answer Key press in (Ctrl+A) Selenium WebDriver, I tested this and I can confirm it closes "Although this page is encrypted, the information you have entered is to be sent over an unencrypted connection and could easily be read by a third party" dialog:
Alert alert = driver.switchTo().alert();
alert.accept();
The other solution, seems to work fine but you'll get UnhandledAlertException with latest Selenium versions (e.g. 2.25.0) :
Actions a = new Actions(driver);
a.sendKeys(Keys.ENTER).perform();
Option #1:
The easiest way is to remove the option in security options for your profile:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=665552
Option #2:
Not sure if this applies to an untrusted certifiate or your security warning, but the forum thread seemed to fit. It requires that you use Selenium RC Server.
Profiles are stored here for Firefox: %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox
Profiles can be edited: http://www.dennisplucinik.com/blog/2011/02/04/how-to-install-run-multiple-firefox-versions-in-windows-simultaneously/
Follow the snippet below from this link:
http://old.nabble.com/Security-Warning-on-final-page,-how-to-remove-td22907376.html
If using Firefox 3, see the following post https://developer.mozilla.org/En/Cert_override.txt
The solution I use to get past this security pop-up is only applicable to Firefox 3 browsers and might be more of an hack than a fix but it works.
Run the selenium test
Select "Accept this certificate permanently" when prompted by popup
Click on the OK button (it might be neccessary to have a pause after this because we need to open explorer to find a file now)
Open Windows Explorer and navigate to => "C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\customProfileDirxxxx"
This is a temparary profile created by Firefox which contains a file called "cert_override.txt"
Copy "cert_override.txt" to your temp directory
Stop your selenium server.
Open your "selenium-server.jar" file from "c:\selenium-remote-control-xxx\selenium-server-xxx" using WinRar
Drag "cert_override.txt" file into the "selenium-server.jar\customProfileDirCUSTFFCHROME" folder in WinRar (do not delete or edit anything in the .jar file!!!!!)
Close WinRar, start selenium and try it again :)