[mew-int 00822] Re: Using mew as external mailreader

[PD Dr. Edward Wornar]

From: "PD Dr. Edward Wornar" <edi at example.com>
Subject: [mew-int 00821] Using mew as external mailreader
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:01:28 +0100 (CET)

> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to configure my web browsers to start up emacs
> or use an existing one, and insert the email address
> into a new mew-draft-buffer. How can that be done?
> 

Just solved the problem. Writing a little file mew.sh
emacs --eval=(progn (compose-mail \"$1\" \"$2\" nil nil nil \'exit-emacs) (search-forward \"mailto:\" nil t) (replace-match \"\" nil t)(end-of-buffer))

and entering 

mew.sh "%s"

as the URL-Handler did the trick.

Best

Edi