On 5/7/2009 11:23 AM, Phil Mocek wrote: > On Thu, May 07, 2009 at 12:49:28PM -0500, Tim Chase wrote: >>> was searching for "interface" or "IP address" but the tutorial >>> says -- incorrectly or colloqially, depending on how you see >>> things -- "So to listen on all public IPs (useful if you want >>> to show off your work on other computers), use:". There's no >>> such thing as a "public IP". >> I suspect the intent is "external IP" compared to an internal IP >> (localhost/127.0.0.1). > > I agree. > > What makes the tutorial technically incorrect, and what prevents > someone who seeks information about using the 0.0.0.0 IP address > from finding that passage using reasonable search terms, is its > omission of the word "address". The subject at hand is an > address, not a protocol, yet what was written is "public IP" not > "public IP address". This is fine for casual conversation, but -- > for reasons including that which was discovered in this discussion > -- not for a technical tutorial whose target audience is software > developers.
This is good clarification. It would be great if one of you can open a ticket and supply a patch. -- George --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
