Mail PDF from Pages...doesn't use default app

Have set Mail to indicate Thunderbird as default mail client. Clicking on a mailto link in Safari opens Thunderbird, as expected.
But...
In Pages, doing Share/Mail PDF, Mail opens, not Thunderbird. Have examined the Preferences .plist where such instructions are stored, and it correctly shows Thunderbird, as was set in Mail.
Is there an editable .plist or something somewhere that I can edit to get Pages to behave?
Thx.

Eureka! Look here for the UBER-simple tip (see comments, post #12 from a genius named pcummings):
http://forums.macworld.com/index.php?/topic/120786-four-essential-pdf-tips-for-s now-leopard/
I verified that this works!!

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