[Xastir-Dev] 1.2.0: shouldn't be trying to connect to terraserver

Alan Crosswell alan at columbia.edu
Tue Jun 17 10:57:14 EDT 2003


Yes, automatically index all maps selected it.  It's a simply matter to *not* 
install the terraserver.geo file in the maps directory *by default*.
/a

Reuven Z Gevaryahu wrote:
> Alan Crosswell wrote:
> 
>> Apparently because the installation puts terraserver.geo into the maps
>> directory.
>>
>> This is not a good thing as the application shouldn't do Internet 
>> access unless
>> the person running it asks it to.  Installation of terraserver.geo should
>> be optional.
> 
> 
> Well, If you've selected it in the map chooser, you've "asked it to".
> 
> The only issue that I see here is that Terraserver and Toposerver might 
> be getting picked up by automaps if you don't disable raster automaps, 
> which is a bad default IMHO, but would require a special hack to avoid.
> 
> --Reuven (KB3EHW)



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