[mapserver-users] How retrieve the maxsize information with an httprequest

[Eichner, Andreas - SID-NLKM]

> But to use it efficiently is necessary to know the
> maxsize value applied in the mapfile of the wms server.
> Is this information retrievable from the getcapabilities or there is a
> differente cgi request to have this information ?

Yes and no. From MapServer as
/WMS_Capabilities/Service/Max<Width|Height>. But this information is
optional and only defined for WMS v1.3.0. So it won't be available for
earlier version and probably not for other implementations.