diff --git a/kmaddrbook.cpp b/kmaddrbook.cpp
index 6aad5d487..c0613d210 100644
--- a/kmaddrbook.cpp
+++ b/kmaddrbook.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "kmmessage.h" // for KabBridge
 #include "kmaddrbookdlg.h" // for kmaddrbookexternal
 #include <krun.h> // for kmaddrbookexternal
+#include "addtoaddressbook.h"
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 KMAddrBook::KMAddrBook(): KMAddrBookInherited()
@@ -295,8 +296,28 @@ bool KabBridge::replace(QString address, KabKey kabKey)
 
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void KMAddrBookExternal::addEmail(QString addr, QWidget *parent) {
+  KConfig *config = kapp->config();
+  config->setGroup("General");
+  int ab = config->readNumEntry("addressbook", -1);
+  KURL::List list;
+  if (ab == 3) {
+    KURL::List list;
+    KRun::run( "abbrowser -a \"" + addr + "\"", list );
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!kernel->useKAB()) {
+    if (addr.isEmpty()) return;
+    kernel->addrBook()->insert(addr);
+    //    statusMsg(i18n("Address added to addressbook."));
+  }
+  else {
+    AddToKabDialog dialog(addr, kernel->KABaddrBook(), parent);
+    dialog.exec();
+  }
+}
+
 void KMAddrBookExternal::launch(QWidget *parent) {
-  debug( "first" );
   KConfig *config = kapp->config();
   config->setGroup("General");
   int ab = config->readNumEntry("addressbook", -1);
diff --git a/kmaddrbook.h b/kmaddrbook.h
index df12e0755..a3ef52b99 100644
--- a/kmaddrbook.h
+++ b/kmaddrbook.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 
 class KMAddrBookExternal {
 public:
-  static void addEntry(QString) {};
+  static void addEmail(QString addr, QWidget *parent);
   static void launch(QWidget *parent);
 };
 
diff --git a/kmmainwin.cpp b/kmmainwin.cpp
index 412ea333f..e5bf167dc 100644
--- a/kmmainwin.cpp
+++ b/kmmainwin.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 #include "kmaddrbookdlg.h"
 #include "kmaddrbook.h"
 #include "kwin.h"
-#include "addtoaddressbook.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -1142,15 +1141,7 @@ void KMMainWin::slotMailtoForward()
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void KMMainWin::slotMailtoAddAddrBook()
 {
-  if (!kernel->useKAB()) {
-    if (mUrlCurrent.isEmpty()) return;
-    kernel->addrBook()->insert(mUrlCurrent.path());
-    statusMsg(i18n("Address added to addressbook."));
-  }
-  else {
-    AddToKabDialog dialog(mUrlCurrent.path(), kernel->KABaddrBook(), this);
-    dialog.exec();
-  }
+  KMAddrBookExternal::addEmail(mUrlCurrent.path(), this);
 }