The old entry referred to the variable =org-link-mailto-program= which
was removed from org-mode almost eight years ago! See org-mode commit
b9f2e17f07faf01109fc6f7f1eb5a34e0f97eafb
---
org-faq.org | 18 +++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/org-faq.org b/org-faq.org
index 4b34560c..cac8063e 100644
--- a/org-faq.org
+++ b/org-faq.org
@@ -1927,13 +1927,13 @@ For example:
#+index: Link!Mailto
You can customize the function org-mode uses to open mailto links by
-setting the variable =org-link-mailto-program=:
+changing the entry for =mailto:= links in =org-link-parameters=:
-=M-x customize-variable org-link-mailto-program=
+=M-x customize-variable org-link-parameters=
The default function called is =browse-url=, which opens a mail
composition buffer within Emacs. The type of buffer opened by
-browse-url depends on the setting of the variable =mail-user-agent=.
+=browse-url= depends on the setting of the variable =mail-user-agent=.
Thus, if you want to ensure that mailto links use Gnus to open a
message buffer, you could add the following to your =.emacs=:
@@ -1941,6 +1941,18 @@ message buffer, you could add the following to
your =.emacs=:
(setq mail-user-agent 'gnus-user-agent)
#+end_src
+You can also change the function used to a different one. For
+example, the following function (on MacOS) opens =mailto:= links in
+the =MailMate= program:
+
+#+begin_src elisp
+("mailto" :follow
+ (lambda
+ (path)
+ (shell-command
+ (format "open -a MailMate 'mailto:%s'" path))))
+#+end_src
+
** Can I use CamelCase links?
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: CamelCase-links
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