[tor-bugs] #9998 [Tor]: resolve "localhost", "host", "hostname" and "host.localdomain" to 127.0.0.1

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#9998: resolve "localhost", "host", "hostname" and "host.localdomain" to 127.0.0.1
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 Reporter:  proper       |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
Component:  Tor          |        Version:
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 I would be useful, if Tor would resolve:

 * localhost
 * host
 * hostname
 * host.localdomain

 to 127.0.0.1.

 For example, webhttrac wants to open http://host:8080/. Why not resolve
 host to 127.0.0.1? There are also other web interfaces (i2p, yacy, etc.)
 which may use http://localhost:someport/ etc.

 At least Tails and Whonix [https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5655
 reached consensus] using [https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-
 dev/2013-January/002486.html "host" as hostname (and so forth)].

 Unless you're seeing any security issues with that, of course.

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