> I agree we should find a different name for it if possible. remote_bind_address isn't so awful and I can't think of anything that's much shorter while not being more ambiguous.

`remote_bind_address` is fine, IMO. I'll push it.

> Ditto on local_host, given it's the same meaning (what IP/iface to bind on). 

No, this can be any IP/DNS name that is resolvable by the computer Fabric is running on (including `www.google.com` if you feel so). I think `local_host` is fine in this case, since most of the time you want either `127.0.0.1` or a firewalled computer/server not publicly accessible outside of your local network.