SocketServer: replace network by hard drive

Nobody nobody at nowhere.com
Sat Sep 25 20:12:45 EDT 2010


On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:45:29 +0200, Thomas Jollans wrote:

>> The problem with using the loopback interface is that it's still
>> "network access", which can run into all kinds of issues with security
>> policies, firewalls, etc.
> 
> What kind of crappy firewall blocks loopback traffic? Really?

The sort that restricts the ability to create sockets rather than
filtering traffic. ZoneAlarm works like this.




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