<div dir="ltr">I think the documentation is enough for now to describe we can override the default settings.<div><br></div><div><a href="https://mapserver.org/mapfile/config.html">https://mapserver.org/mapfile/config.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Tamas</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Jeff McKenna via MapServer-dev <<a href="mailto:mapserver-dev@lists.osgeo.org">mapserver-dev@lists.osgeo.org</a>> ezt írta (időpont: 2026. okt. 20., K, 17:43):<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Tamas,<br>
<br>
I am sorry for not being clear: I was aware that you were closing the <br>
ticket, but in the ticket you had mentioned that you were going to <br>
handle this through documentation instead. I likely misunderstood you here.<br>
<br>
Anyway, no worries, I think it is too tricky, with security concerns <br>
today, to mention this change in code or documentation.<br>
<br>
-jeff<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 2026-10-20 9:51 a.m., Tamas Szekeres wrote:<br>
> Hi Jeff,<br>
> <br>
> I prefer to close this ticket without including the PR since we have the <br>
> option to override the default setting in the mapserver config file.<br>
> <br>
> Best regards,<br>
> <br>
> Tamas<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Jeff McKenna via MapServer-dev <<a href="mailto:mapserver-dev@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">mapserver-dev@lists.osgeo.org</a> <br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:mapserver-dev@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">mapserver-dev@lists.osgeo.org</a>>> ezt írta (időpont: 2026. okt. <br>
> 20., K, 13:25):<br>
> <br>
> Hi Tamas,<br>
> <br>
> It sounds like you are going to tackle this through documentation<br>
> instead. Please make sure to make the warning stand-out in the doc<br>
> (using the 'warning' directive) as this change could be a major<br>
> security<br>
> vulnerability - or, I can add that warning later.<br>
> <br>
> thanks,<br>
> <br>
> -jeff<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> On 2026-10-18 3:11 p.m., Tamas Szekeres via MapServer-dev wrote:<br>
> > Hi Developers,<br>
> ><br>
> > We had a discussion <<a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-</a><br>
> <<a href="https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/mapserver-</a>><br>
> > dev/2022-February/016699.html> a couple of years ago about<br>
> allowing UNC<br>
> > paths in mapfiles on Windows. I've created a ticket <https://<br>
> <a href="http://github.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">github.com/</a> <<a href="https://github.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/</a>><br>
> > MapServer/MapServer/issues/7668> and a suggested PR <https://<br>
> <a href="http://github.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">github.com/</a> <<a href="https://github.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://github.com/</a>><br>
> > MapServer/MapServer/pull/7669> to implement the change, but I'm a<br>
> bit<br>
> > uncertain whether this requires an RFC and voting or we can treat<br>
> this<br>
> > as a bugfix only. Let me know what you think.<br>
> ><br>
> > Best regards,<br>
> ><br>
> > Tamas<br>
> ><br>
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