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Long delay on contacting service on localhost using /etc/hosts entry

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Mar 15, 20261448 views
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I have a web server running on my local machine and when I perform a cURL request against it using the address it executes very fast. However, when I add an /etc/hosts like and then perform the same cURL request: it delays for a solid 2-3 seconds. Changing the cURL request back to again yields no d…

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Fix for: Long delay on contacting service on localhost using /etc/hosts entry

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Ok, I figured it out. I found this comment on a blog post: The matter is Lion handles .local TLD differently because it’s reserved for some Multicast DNS features (used by Bonjour). The only way i found to solve this issue is using a different TLD f…

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