0.0.0.0 != localhost == 127.0.0.1 about hosts HOT 10 CLOSED

For the use here in a hosts file, 0.0.0.0 might result in faster behavior for certain browsers and operating systems. In fact, you can just use a single 0 rather than 0.0.0.0 and reduce the size of the file, too.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r16790135-Large-Hosts-file-0-0-0-0-or-127-0-0-1
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r24621780-hosts-127-0-0-1-vs-0-0-0-0
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=0.0.0.0+or+127.0.0.1+in+hosts+file

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you can just use a single 0 rather than 0.0.0.0 and reduce the size of the file, too.

@SteveRiley well blow me down. Isn't THAT interesting! Thanks!

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Added label "enhancement" — going to try 0 in lieu of 0.0.0.0 because, man, that rocks.

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OK the latest commit now uses 0 instead of 0.0.0.0. Works great +1

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well, under Windows 10 "0 instead of 0.0.0.0" does not work for me...
I had to replace with 0.0.0.0

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OK. I concede :-)

I've just updated the hosts file which uses 0.0.0.0 now.

Thanks for all the input!

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Well I feel pretty bad about that, sorry. For a 0 being the same thing as 0.0.0.0, I was just basing it on what I read. Next time, I'll test something myself before confirming it on forum like this.

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For the record:
there should be also "127.0.0.1 localhost", not "0.0.0.0 localhost" :)
cheers

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there should be also "127.0.0.1 localhost", not "0.0.0.0 localhost" :)

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0.0.0.0 is for not-localhost
127.0.0.1 is for localhost

localhost should not be 0.0.0.0, because many software expect localhost is 127.0.0.1.

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@Espress0 line 8 of the current hosts file says

127.0.0.1 localhost

Have a look :-)

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