Package: mysql-server-4.1
Version: 4.1.11-3

Hello.
I'm seeing something strange with mysql-server-4.1:

# grep bind-address /etc/mysql/my.cnf
bind-address            = localhost

# /etc/init.d/mysql restart

# netstat -tpln|grep mysql
tcp    0    0    1.2.3.4:3306    0.0.0.0:*    LISTEN    24002/mysqld
(1.2.3.4 is my public ip)

This is worrying, because the config file says:
 "Instead of skip-networking the default is now to listen only on
  localhost which is more compatible and is _not less secure._"
But it is less secure, because it's listening on my public ip address,
and I don't want that.

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