[Xastir] Objects issue?

[Curt, WE7U]

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008, Tom Russo wrote:

>> If you come up with something good for a fix, send it our way.  If
>> you have further questions, send them our way too.
>
> At least one useful APRS script
> (http://mckeehan.homeip.net/amateurradio/APRS/aprstracker.htm) makes use of
> this feature by injecting objects into Xastir's server port, causing them
> to be funnelled out the RF ports.  If you "fix" this issue outside of a local
> build, you'll break that script (any any others that exploit this quirk).  So
> one should at least allow the option of accepting as our own anything fed
> in through our own server port, too.

Good point.  That briefly crossed my mind as I wrote the above and
then it faded away again.  Wah.

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