From 34fc8cb8a74c47e1c2acccb26f4a7c12b191f2ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "sspitzer%netscape.com" <sspitzer%netscape.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 21:33:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix for regression bug #196073 without a mail acct, Send menu
 items fail caused by my checkin for bug #99363 r/sr=bienvenu

---
 .../base/resources/content/mailNavigatorOverlay.xul    | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailNavigatorOverlay.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailNavigatorOverlay.xul
index 18a50845d559..1f2d7cf5a968 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailNavigatorOverlay.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailNavigatorOverlay.xul
@@ -38,7 +38,15 @@
           }
           var composeService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/messengercompose;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIMsgComposeService);
           if (composeService) {
-            params.identity = composeService.defaultIdentity;
+            // it is possible you won't have a default identity
+            // like if you've never launched mail before on a new profile.
+            // see bug #196073
+            try {
+              params.identity = composeService.defaultIdentity;
+            }
+            catch (ex) {
+              params.identity = null;
+            }
             composeService.OpenComposeWindowWithParams(null, params);
           }
         }