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diff --git a/shell/source/unix/misc/open-url.sh b/shell/source/unix/misc/open-url.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# tries to locate the executable specified
+# as first parameter in the user's path.
+which() {
+  if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
+    for i in `echo $PATH | sed -e 's/^:/.:/g' -e 's/:$/:./g' -e 's/::/:.:/g' -e 's/:/ /g'`; do
+      if [ -x "$i/$1" -a ! -d "$i/$1" ]; then
+        echo "$i/$1"
+        break;
+      fi
+    done
+  fi
+}
+
+# checks for the original mozilla start script(s)
+# and restrict the "-remote" semantics to those.
+run_mozilla() {
+  if file "$1" | grep "script" > /dev/null && grep "NPL" "$1" > /dev/null; then
+    "$1" -remote 'ping()' 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
+    if [ $? -eq 2 ]; then
+      "$1" "$2" &
+    else
+      "$1" -remote "openURL($2, new-window)" &
+    fi
+  else
+    "$1" "$2" &
+  fi
+}
+
+# checks the browser value for a %s as defined in
+# http://www.catb.org/~esr/BROWSER/index.html
+run_browser() {
+  echo "$1|$2" | awk '
+{
+    FS="|";
+    $syscmd="";
+    if (index($1,"%s") > 0) {
+        $syscmd=sprintf($1,$2);
+    } else {
+        $syscmd=sprintf("%s \"%s\"",$1,$2);
+    }
+    system($syscmd " &");
+}' > /dev/null
+}
+
+# special handling for mailto: uris
+if echo $1 | grep '^mailto:' > /dev/null; then
+  # check $MAILER variable
+  if [ ! -z "$MAILER" ]; then
+    $MAILER "$1" &
+    exit 0
+  else
+    # mozilla derivates may need -remote semantics
+    for i in thunderbird mozilla netscape; do
+      mailer=`which $i`
+      if [ ! -z "$mailer" ]; then
+        run_mozilla "$mailer" "$1"
+        exit 0
+      fi
+    done
+    # handle all non mozilla mail clients below
+    # ..
+  fi
+else
+  # check $BROWSER variable
+  if [ ! -z "$BROWSER" ]; then
+    $BROWSER "$1" &
+    exit 0
+  else
+    # mozilla derivates may need -remote semantics
+    for i in firefox mozilla netscape; do
+      browser=`which $i`
+      if [ ! -z "$browser" ]; then
+        run_mozilla "$browser" "$1"
+        exit 0
+      fi
+    done
+    # handle all non mozilla browers below
+    # ..
+  fi
+fi
+exit 1