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Better explanation of why 0.0.0.0 is faster than 127.0.0.1.

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## Why use `0.0.0.0` instead of `127.0.0.1`?
Using `0.0.0.0` is faster.
Using `0.0.0.0` is faster because you don't have to wait for a timeout. It also does not interfere with a web server that may be running on the local PC.
## Why not use just `0` instead of `0.0.0.0`?
We tried that. Using `0` doesn't work universally.