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24.5; tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options default value

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de>
Cc: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>, 23907 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#23907: Fwd: Re: bug#23907: 24.5; tramp-use-ssh-controlmaster-options default value
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2016 16:37:38 +0200

Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> suse.de> writes:

Hi Andreas,

> Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:
>
>> And "0.0.0.1" is not "whatever as hostname", but the well defined IP
>> address for "this host".
>>
>> What's your problem with this?
>
> 0.0.0.1 is an invalid destination address.

It is not used as destination address. Tramp must probe ssh parameters,
and it must use a syntactical valid IP address.

0.0.0.1 serves this purpose perfectly, without the fear to connect to a
real host.

> Andreas.

Best regards, Michael.

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