"kimiraikkonen" <kimiraikkonen85 RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Sorry, there's misunderstanding, i meant, after i installed Apache ,it
> was set to Listen 127.0.0.1:80 "by default" . Then i need to change it
> to Listen 80 to get access from WAN.
>
> I just wonder why it was set to Listen 127.0.0.1:80 by default instead
> of accepting all incoming connections as stated in official Apache
> documentation.
If you had downloaded a version of apache from
www.apache.org, you would
find the configured defaults to bin in agreement with the official
documentation.
Apache is distributed by a variety of different channels, not many of them
stick to the original defaults.