Application associated with itmss:// protocol

Hi there!
Were would I go to change the application that is associated with the itmss:// protocol (in Firefox)?
I have my iTunes library on an external drive and to make sure that iTunes doesn't start unless the external drive is mounted, I placed an alias to the iTunes application on my external drive and use that to start iTunes.
I would like to do the same for the itmss:// protocol. I get a confirmation message whenever I click on an itms:// link but there is no way to select a different 'application'...
In Windows (I'm new to the Mac), I'm sure I would found something in the registry, but I'm completely lost on the Mac!
So, anybody has some clues? Thanks!
Bruno G.
Montreal, QC

Yes, RCDefaultApp does seem like what I was looking for. However, my alias is greyed out when I try to change the default application for itmss URLs.
Well, I guess it's just not possible to use an alias...
Thanks anyway! I'm sure it's going to be handy sometime.

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