I use Yahoo mail. I went to Firefox options to change my "mail to" to Yahoo, but when I click on e-mail a link, I wind up in my Yahoo in-box and not a compose b

Question

If I have a web site on my screen that I want to send to someone, I right-click, click on "Yahoo", then click on "E-mail this page". My Yahoo in-box opens, rather than a blank e-mail compose page with the link in blue.

Answer 1

Hi jaxjax, yes, I see that too. They are not decoding the URL fully, and they are not getting the page title into the subject line.
I can't fix how Yahoo works, but maybe we can come up with a workaround for Yahoo! mail users that isn't too much of a pain. Maybe this:
(1) Open a tab to Yahoo! mail so you can see your current server name, for example:
us-mg4.mail.yahoo''.''com
You'll need that information in a minute.
(2) Select and copy the following script (please visit this thread to copy the script in case it got corrupted in the email notification):
javascript:void(window.open('https://us-mg4.mail.yahoo''.''com/neo/launch?action=compose&to=&subject='+encodeURIComponent(document.title)+'&body='+encodeURIComponent(location.href),'_blank'));
(3) Create a new bookmark in a convenient location, such as the Bookmarks Toolbar
* If you usually display the Bookmarks Toolbar, right-click it and choose New Bookmark.
* If you prefer not to display the Bookmarks Toolbar, click the bookmarks menu, then right-click an existing bookmark and choose New Bookmark.
For "Name" you can choose something like Email-Y.
For "Location", paste the script. Then move the cursor to the beginning of the line and edit the Yahoo! server to match your mail server.
Finally, click Add.
Now on a page you want to share, click your new bookmark and a message should launch in a new tab with the correct subject and body. (For me, it takes several seconds to appear after the Yahoo! inbox appears.)
Any luck?