Always Online?

[Johannes Kapune]

Am 16.07.2013 14:31, schrieb Johannes Kapune:
> Hi Alice,
> 
> 
> Am 16.07.2013 13:24, schrieb Alice on the Lake:
>> 	I downloaded and installed GnuCash for Windows.  It always wants to go online.  I
>> cannot open the program unless I give the *.exe file permission to go online.  Is this
>> necessary?  
> 
> No this is a problem in windows
> 
>>
>> 	What if I don't have online access at some times? 
> 
> after you fix it, no connection is needed
> 
>> 	Where are my GnuCash filed stored? 
> 
> You deside where GnuCash stores your data, normall on hd
> 
>> 	What information does GnuCash receive from my computer?
> none
> 
>>
>> 	I am a lawyer, and I have to keep my accounting information confidential.  So this is
>> important to me.
>>
>> Alice Harman, Attorney
>> (503) 390-6000
>> Direct Email: alice.harman at comcast.net
>>
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> 
snip 2010-12-31 was discussion, sorry

> snip 2013-12-31
> ====
> And that's exactly the ugly thing Microsoft did. On Windows, localhost
> is NOT
> equal to 127.0.0.1.
> 
> 127.0.0.1 is truly the internal loopback adapter, so when GnuCash tries to
> access 127.0.0.1, it is truly trying to talk to another process on your
> machine and never leaves your system.
> 
> On any platform except Windows, 127.0.0.1 is also what localhost points
> to, so
> accessing localhost on all platforms but Windows is exactly the same as
> accessing 127.0.0.1
> 
> Unfortunatly, Microsoft decided to make localhost refer to your physical
> network card (the one that connects you to the internet or your local
> network).
> This means that accessing localhost on your Windows PC is equivalent to
> accessing your internet connection. At least that's what your Firewall
> thinks,
> but even when accessing localhost the request never leaves your PC with or
> without firewall. The low level network stack of your operating system
> knows
> that your physical network card is local and so it would never send out
> information when it gets a request to access "the machine behind your
> physical
> network card" which is what localhost on Windows refers to.
> ====
> snap
> 
> Johannes
>