Vista - IP in header real vs 127.0.0.1

How come the IP in my header sometimes shows the actual IP when posting here
and at other times it shows 127.0.0.1?

I'm not doing anything I'm aware of that is causing this.

Test reply to see which IP gets used.

"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> How come the IP in my header sometimes shows the actual IP when posting
> here and at other times it shows 127.0.0.1?
>
> I'm not doing anything I'm aware of that is causing this.

2nd Test

"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Test reply to see which IP gets used.
>
> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4423F58F-40EA-459B-802E-D6192A07C1D2@microsoft.com...
>> How come the IP in my header sometimes shows the actual IP when posting
>> here and at other times it shows 127.0.0.1?
>>
>> I'm not doing anything I'm aware of that is causing this.
>

3rd Test

"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> 2nd Test
>
> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:FCA99912-2E64-4034-9EA2-B9D2029F6026@microsoft.com...
>> Test reply to see which IP gets used.
>>
>> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:4423F58F-40EA-459B-802E-D6192A07C1D2@microsoft.com...
>>> How come the IP in my header sometimes shows the actual IP when posting
>>> here and at other times it shows 127.0.0.1?
>>>
>>> I'm not doing anything I'm aware of that is causing this.
>>

4th Test

"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> 3rd Test
>
> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:F7D2026B-DBC0-4E0F-A2C9-2B0091BA7F90@microsoft.com...
>> 2nd Test
>>
>> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:FCA99912-2E64-4034-9EA2-B9D2029F6026@microsoft.com...
>>> Test reply to see which IP gets used.
>>>
>>> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4423F58F-40EA-459B-802E-D6192A07C1D2@microsoft.com...
>>>> How come the IP in my header sometimes shows the actual IP when posting
>>>> here and at other times it shows 127.0.0.1?
>>>>
>>>> I'm not doing anything I'm aware of that is causing this.
>>>

I see you tried to make your point here, but I can't see any 127.0.0.1...
here... Maybe it's only your computer which shows this 127...
Emill
"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:4423F58F-40EA-459B-802E-D6192A07C1D2@microsoft.com...
> How come the IP in my header sometimes shows the actual IP when posting
> here and at other times it shows 127.0.0.1?
>
> I'm not doing anything I'm aware of that is causing this.
>

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:00:44 +0200, "Emill" <emill@eunet.yu> wrote:

>I see you tried to make your point here, but I can't see any 127.0.0.1...
>here... Maybe it's only your computer which shows this 127...

Look again, on one message is the header:

NNTP-Posting-Host: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl 127.0.0.1

and on another:

NNTP-Posting-Host: host86-154-130-0.range86-154.btcentralplus.com
86.154.130.0

So he has managed to post via two different servers, how I have no
idea.

On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:08:16 +0100, "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote:

>How come the IP in my header sometimes shows the actual IP when posting here
>and at other times it shows 127.0.0.1?
>
>I'm not doing anything I'm aware of that is causing this.

Are by chance using the Giganews Accelerator?

"Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> How come the IP in my header sometimes shows the actual IP when posting
> here and at other times it shows 127.0.0.1?
>
> I'm not doing anything I'm aware of that is causing this.
I haven't a clue as to why this is happening.

However, the address 127.0.0.1 means "localhost" on every computer that is
connected to the internet. In short, it means your computer.

You will find this ip address in your HOSTS file.

Jim

Thanks, I sort of figured that, but it is still a mystery why my posts to
newsgroups randomly(?) use 127.0.0.1 rather than the real IP address.

I'm using Windows Live Mail as the news client and posting direct to
msnews.microsoft.com.

"Jim" <j.n@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Mac" <mac@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:4423F58F-40EA-459B-802E-D6192A07C1D2@microsoft.com...
>> How come the IP in my header sometimes shows the actual IP when posting
>> here and at other times it shows 127.0.0.1?
>>
>> I'm not doing anything I'm aware of that is causing this.
> I haven't a clue as to why this is happening.
>
> However, the address 127.0.0.1 means "localhost" on every computer that is
> connected to the internet. In short, it means your computer.
>
> You will find this ip address in your HOSTS file.
>
> Jim
>