> >   ...  The zero address, 0.0.0.0, is interpreted by most TCP/IP
> >   implementations to mean "this host." The host's real IP address, of
> >   course, also means "this host." On hosts that don't understand the
> >   zero address, you can use the loopback address, 127.0.0.1.
> 
> To demonstrate this '0.0.0.0' address, try 'telnet 0' on your NetBSD
> machine.  You should get:
> Trying 0.0.0.0...
> Connected to 0.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> ....

I think I'll induce nausea in most readers now by recalling the fact that
VMS allows SET HOST 0

Hope this helps :)

d
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David Leonard                            BE(Comp)/BCompSc 5th year student
The University of Queensland             s160828@student.uq.edu.au
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