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The name localhost is a commonly defined hostname for the loopback interface in most TCP/IP systems, resolving to the IP addresses 127.0.0.1 in IPv4 and ::1 for IPv6.As a top-level domain, the name has traditionally been defined statically in host DNS implementations with address records (A and AAAA) pointing to the same loopback addresses.
In computer networking, localhost is a hostname that refers to the current computer used to access it. The name localhost is reserved for loopback purposes. [1] It is used to access the network services that are running on the host via the loopback network interface.
The meaning of the "detail" field depends on the class and the subject, and are listed in RFC 3463 and RFC 5248. A server capable of replying with an Enhanced Status Code MUST preface (prepend) the Text Part of SMTP Server responses with the Enhanced Status Code followed by one or more spaces.
When you get a message from a "MAILER-DAEMON" or a "Mail Delivery Subsystem" with a subject similar to "Failed Delivery," this means that an email you sent was undeliverable and has been bounced back to you.
Special address blocks Address block (CIDR) First address Last address Number of addresses Usage Purpose ::/128 :: :: 1 Software Unspecified address
Official meaning and use. IANA, who allocate IP addresses globally, have allocated the single IP address 0.0.0.0 [1] ... (AKA localhost). [2] Other non-standard uses.
::1 / 128 – The loopback address is a unicast localhost address. This address corresponds to 127.0.0.1 / 8 in IPv4. If an application in a host sends packets to this address, the IPv6 stack loops these packets back on the same virtual interface. fe80:: / 10 – Addresses in the link-local prefix are only valid and unique on the local subnet.
A server uses "Alt-Svc" header (meaning Alternative Services) to indicate that its resources can also be accessed at a different network location (host or port) or using a different protocol When using HTTP/2, servers should instead send an ALTSVC frame. [50] Alt-Svc: http/1.1="http2.example.com:8001"; ma=7200: Permanent Cache-Control