Changing the Default browser in Mail 2.1

When using Mail 2.1, if I click on a tag that requires a web page, Mail automatically opens Internet Explorer as my default web browser. How do I change the default browser, Internet Explorer, to Safari.

Set Safari as the default browser in
Safari>Preferences>General

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