According to
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_FILE_URI-Qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D_.3F
describing a patch in Parser.php it should be easily possible to allow file://
links.
I tried this, but it is not possible fo me, as the link appears to be not
correctly rendered (tagged), no matter, if I embbed the file:// into [ ] or not.
Version: 1.3.x
Severity: normal
OS: Windows XP
Platform: PC
URL: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:FAQ#Is_it_somehow_possible_to_use_a_FILE_URI-Qualifier_for_local_intranets_e.g._.5Bfile:.2F.2Flocalhost.2FC:_C-Drive.5D_.3F