Firefox Blocks 0.0.0.0 IP Addresses: Tell Us What This Means To You! (connect.mozilla.org)

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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

0.0.0.0 binds to all addresses on the machine for servers, but I don't know what a browser would do when trying to resolve it. I guess look at all addresses on the machine and see if anything has bound to the indicated port on that address? First one it finds wins?

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this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2025

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