Junk Spy TCP/IP Wizard: How to define a loopback interface

Overview

TCP/IP has a feature called a loopback interface to allow programs to communicate with each other through TCP/IP without having to worry about networks and their addresses. In other words it's a way for your computer to talk to iteself!

Junk Spy uses this loopback interface so that your email program always has a way to make contact with Junk Spy. Establishing this interface is a simple procedure.

Making the changes

Begin by opening the TCP/IP Configuration notebook located in the System Setup Folder. The notebook will open on the Network page. Select loopback interface from the list of interfaces on the left. Click on the enable interface check box. In the Manually using field you should have the address 127.0.0.1.

That's all there is to it. Close the notebook by double clicking on the upper left corner of the window. When prompted, choose to save your changes. If you are prompted about starting Sendmail so that you can use Ultimail, you will probably want to answer no.


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