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Subject: Re: Jails, loopback interfaces and sendmail
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> However, grep -R 127.0.0.1 /etc reveals, that sendmail in many places
> assumes localhost to be on 127.0.0.1 instead of looking it up in
> /etc/hosts or using 127.0.0.0/8 to identify a local connection.

calling 127.0.0.1 from jail always loops back within jail. it's all fine.

>
> I worry that more programmers made those assumptions, possibly breaking
> more tools.
>
> My question is: Who's the right guy to beg to fix sendmail or
> alternatively would it be smart to allow each jail to have its own
> concept of 127.0.0.1 on a dummy interface mapped to all jails, that

it already have