Re: pre-connect and smtp ?

[Carlos Morgado <chbm chbm nu>]

On 2001.08.20 12:20:43 +0100 Ali Akcaagac wrote:
> On 2001.08.20 10:42:46 +0200 M . Thielker wrote:
> > Well, that's true only for other users on the local host. The listening
> port
> > is always bound to 127.0.0.1. This is not an option, it's hardcoded. So,
> > only processes on the local host can use the tunnel.
> 
> localhost is everything from 127.0.0.1 - 127.0.0.255, so hardcoding
> 127.0.0.1
> is a bad idea imo.
> 
localhost is what's defined on /etc/hosts

localhost = 127.0.0.1
localnet = 127/8 (not /24 like you said)

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