>> > Any request to 0.0.0.0 gets no response.
>...
>> If this weird routing is desired, one should be able to do the 
>> following in /etc/netstart (*):
>> 
>> 	ifconfig lo0 alias 0.0.0.0
>> 	route add -inet -host 0.0.0.0 -iface lo0
>...
>Just a suggestion (that I haven't got a chance to try at the
>moment) - can this be done using a second loopback interface?

i thought the complaint was that it no longer worked after it had for
a log time, and was, indeed, expected to work.  imho, coming up with a
kluge to replace it is not really the correct answer.

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