On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 09:27:21AM +0200, Kees Schoenmakers wrote:
> My /etc/hosts _has_ the localhost entry. I read somewhere on the
> Internet about a simular problem. It had to do with the way how IPV6
> translates localhost. (wrongly).
>
> So I believe it is a bug still. But _only_ if the the machine is IPV4 only.
>

Hi,

all my machines are ipv4 only, with either Devuan Jessie or Devuan
ASCII, and I have never had any issue with localhost and/or CUPS. Are
you sure you have not mangled with name resolution (e.g., dnsmasq et
similia)?

My2Cents

KatolaZ

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