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If you're running a web server locally on port 80, the webserver will handle the request. If no service is listening on port 80 your networking stack will not b
by lysol 14y ago
If you're running a web server locally on port 80, the webserver will handle the request. If no service is listening on port 80 your networking stack will not be able to open a tcp connection and it will be actively refused, unless you're using some kind of terrible software firewall.
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