Author: Sheldon Hearn Date: To: Jim Pazarena CC: exim-users Subject: Re: [Exim] localhost port
On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:03:55 MST, Jim Pazarena wrote:
> So I added :127.0.0.1 to my local_interfaces entry and fetchmail was happy
> again.
>
> I have never used 127.0.0.1 before and wonder if there is any concern
> in adding it to my configure file?
That depends almost entirely on your local configuration. Think about
it. :-)
The loopback address isn't magical, other than that it tends not to be
bound to any ethernet interfaces, so many applications treat is as more
secure than other addresses.
