Malcolm Greene wrote: > Hi Paul, > >> So no firewall needed. If you want a firewall to sit between the local >> computer and 127.0.0.1, I don't think that's possible because the traffic >> won't be going over any virtual or real network interfaces. > > I'm not looking to protect 127.0.0.1 (localhost) with personal firewall > software - I just want to make sure that our customers' personal > fireware software doesn't cause problems with our use of this address > and high numbered ports (> 8000).
Ok I understand now. I think you should do what you are doing and test - Norton and McAfee both do shifty things to the tcp stack - but I think you'll be okay because as I said before, you aren't traversing any interfaces. > Incidentally, the application in question is being written in Python 2.6 > using the CherryPy http framework. Thanks again for your and Ed's > encouragement "to think outside of the bun" and consider Python!! Cool! CherryPy is an excellent choice. Are you attending PyCon 2010 in Atlanta next month? Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
