[tor-bugs] #5904 [Tor Client]: Should tor_hostname_is_local cover more addresses?

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#5904: Should tor_hostname_is_local cover more addresses?
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 Reporter:  nickm       |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal      |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                    
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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 Commit 433d7578465e04484d5 added a new function to catch the canonical
 names for the loopback address early.  Does it catch enough of them?
 Right now, it notes (case-insensitive) these names:

   * localhost
   * *.local
   * local

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