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Browsers could still do something about mixed Internet and LAN/Localhost requests by IP address regardless of the domain name.
by Dwedit 7mo ago
Browsers could still do something about mixed Internet and LAN/Localhost requests by IP address regardless of the domain name.
- SahAssar 7mo agoThis does not request a local/LAN file, it's a remote server but without any DNS entry unless the hosts file entry is present.
- Dylan16807 7mo agoDid you misread the post? They're doing this because the localhost shenanigans got blocked. This is pure internet requests, but the IP changes (or fails to resolve) based on what's in your hosts file.