Mapfile - 50 Layers Maximum ?

[Randy How]

Greetings,
 
I've come across this rumor/fact, that there is a maximum of 50 layers in a
map file.  Unknowingly  I was experimenting the use of MapServer for QC'ing
a project, that I put in 2,500 layers into a mapfile.  Yes, not surprisingly
MapServer baucked about this.  Then the first question is what is the limit,
then I found out that it was 50!
 
I looked in to an existing mapfile that we have and it has 45 layers.  These
layers are represented at different scales, and/or by spatial reference
(i.e. Indices for different UTM zones), then a watermark.
 
We are moving into more global datasets which may be represented the same
way.  There's 60 UTM zones.  So the 50 layer limit is going to be a problem
in the short term.
 
Can anyone verify this fact?  And is there a work around in place to
accomplish these needs?
 
Thanks, Randy 
 
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