Changing your default mail program

Not that I have anything against the Mac Mail program that came with my Mac, but does anyone know how to change the default mail program to MS Office Entourage? If I am on a website and I click a link to send an e-mail, it always brings up the Mac Mail program that I don't use. Thanks for any help you can give.

River City Rat,
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Open Mail and select Preferences...>General>Default Email Reader: (Choose Entourage).
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