[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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