slambert/selfcontrol — Issue #34: SelfControl uses loopback address for 'blocking' domains
Author: grimreaper
Created: 2012-01-17 20:41:56+00:00
State: open

ATM domains blocked by SelfControl are directed to the loopback address 127.0.0.1 - this is a problem if you have something listening on 127.0.0.1 and expects sane (non http) requests. It is better to use 0.0.0.0 or some other blackhole address than doesn't direct to a possibly used IP. Instead of using /etc/hosts to block sites it would be worthwhile to use Berkley Packet Filter (pf) to block sites. This works on a lower level and is harder for people to undo ;)