--- a/scripts/xdg-email.in

+++ b/scripts/xdg-email.in

@@ -171,6 +171,38 @@ open_gnome3()

     fi

 }

+open_mate()

+{

+    local client

+    local desktop

+    if gio help mime 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then

+        DEBUG 1 "Running gio mime \"x-scheme-handler/mailto\""

+        desktop=`gio mime "x-scheme-handler/mailto" | grep -e 'x-scheme-handler\/mailto' | head -n 1 |  sed -e 's|.*x-scheme-handler\/mailto.*\:[[:space:]]*\(.*\.desktop\)$|\1|'`

+        client=`desktop_file_to_binary "$desktop"`

+        echo $client | grep -E 'thunderbird|icedove' > /dev/null 2>&1

+        if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then

+            run_thunderbird "$client" "$1"

+        fi

+    fi

+

+    if gio help open 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then

+        DEBUG 1 "Running gio open \"$1\""

+        gio open "$1"

+    elif gvfs-open --help 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then

+        DEBUG 1 "Running gvfs-open \"$1\""

+        gvfs-open "$1"

+    else

+        DEBUG 1 "Running gnome-open \"$1\""

+        gnome-open "$1"

+    fi

+

+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then

+        exit_success

+    else

+        exit_failure_operation_failed

+    fi

+}

+

 open_gnome()

 {

     local client

@@ -481,10 +513,14 @@ case "$DE" in

     open_gnome "${mailto}"

     ;;

-    gnome3|cinnamon|lxde|mate)

+    gnome3|cinnamon|lxde)

     open_gnome3 "${mailto}"

     ;;

+    mate)

+    open_mate "${mailto}"

+    ;;

+

     xfce)

     open_xfce "${mailto}"

     ;;