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Is there any way to detect if such a handler is registered? So you can use mailto: then and otherwise just make it a text field?


I sincerely hope that there isn't. I really don't want a web page to know which email provider I use unless I choose to tell them.


I was thinking more along the lines of a simple query is a handler registered at all, not any info about what the handler actually does.


How would a website tell the difference between a crappy handler like Outlook Express Installer or a real handler like Gmail (or actual Outlook Express for those who use it)?




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