How do I stop Mail being my default email account?

When I click on an email address on a web page, Mail opens up. I'd prefer
using Gmail. Is there a way to do that, without having to copy the email address, and opening another browser?
Thanks,
Paul

Hello Paul.
Are you aware that you can access your Gmail account as a POP account with an email client such as the Mail.app?
The default email reader selection with Mail is for just that - your chosen email reader and a browser used to access an email account via webmail is not considered an email reader but there is a work around with this.
http://belkadan.com/webmailer/

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