> Hi, Geoff and company.  I'm a bit concerned about the latest input
parameters
> added to htsearch:
>
>         * htsearch/htsearch.cc (main): Add support for form inputs
>         configdir and commondir as contributed by Herbert Martin Dietze
>         <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
>
>         * htsearch/Display.cc (createURL): If configdir and commondir are
>         defined, add them to URLs sent for other pages.

I agree. These are serious security holes. What is accomplished by these
parameters can just as easily be accomplished by the allow_in_form parameter
and symbolic links in the conf directory.

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