recent update breaks opening firefox browser from thunderbird

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greetings,


KDE 3.5.4
Scientific Linux 2.6.18-194.11.3.el5 kernel 5.4

recent update breaks opening firefox 3.6.9 from thunderbird 2.0.0.24.

there is no longer a configuration setting in firefox 3.6.9 for setting as
default browser.

there is no configuration in thunderbird to select firefox as default web
browser.

"kde control center > kde component > file associations" has firefox set
as default, 1st in list for all web browser type files.

any clicking of a 'web hot link' in an email causes displaying of xmessage
window saying;

  Error showing url: There was an error launching the default action \
   command associated with this location.

so how do i 'remarriage' thunderbird with firefox?

tia.

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peace out.

tc,hago.

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