sön 2009-08-16 klockan 19:17 +1200 skrev Amos Jeffries:

> Aha. Just connect() then? not really bind() or listen()?

Correct. Bind to 0.0.0.0 is "any address".

> I'm thinking that aliasing has already been done before Squid gets such 
> packets at the 'other end'. So that we only see the real localhost IP if 
> its intercepted. Right?

0.0.0.0 is not valid for use on the wire. I would expect stacks to
discard such packets.

> Problem might be DNS on forward proxy traffic, but thats validated out 
> of existence to a NXDOMAIN.

?

> Leaving only hosts file entries. I know 0.0.0.0 is used to boganize 
> domain names at times. Because it doesn't resolve!

> For the intended use of the ACL as you highlight, yes I agree it's a 
> good change. It may not be good for the reality situation though.

Well, it's the same thing so doesn't matter really.

> What about a bogons ACL for less confusion?

dst 0.0.0.0 is not more bogon than dst 127.0.0.1. 

Regards
Henrik

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