Re: [PATCH] web: default to INADDR_ANY instead of INADDR_LOOPBACK

[Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide]

Aleix Conchillo Flaqué <aconchillo@gmail.com> writes:

> Using INADDR_ANY instead of INADDR_LOOPBACK makes it convenient when
> starting the web server inside containers without the need to having to
> specify INADDR_ANY all the time. This is the default in most libraries
> and languages.
>
> This doesn't break backwards compatibility since INADDR_LOOPBACK is also
> included in INADDR_ANY.

I’d like to know whether there was a specific reason not to use it.

I prefer the new behavior (ANY), because it’s less surprising (it once
surprised me that it was different).

It might be an option to switch to IPV6 ANY instead to get a real ANY.
But there are different opinions about this.

Best wishes,
Arne
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