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Get Default Mail Client Name

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Jun 8, 2011

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How to get the default mail client name.

Here is the code:
public string getDefaultMailClient()
{
  try
  {
      object mailClient = Registry.GetValue(
        @"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail", "", "none");
      return mailClient.ToString();
  }
  catch (Exception exGetDefaultMailClient)
  {
      Util.EscribirLog(exGetDefaultMailClient.Message);
      return "Outlook Express";
  }
}