Thunderbird won't launch a URL in a message

[Douglas Phillipson]

Douglas Phillipson wrote:
> I'm not sure when this started happening but Thunderbird now gives me an 
> error when I click a link in a message:
> 
> Error showing URL:  There was an error launching the default action 
> command associated with this location.
> 
> How do I set the "Default action" for a URL?  I don't see anything 
> related to a default action in the preferences.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Doug P
> 

oops, I run Thunderbird version 1.5.0.9 (20061219) on FC6.

Doug P