Alternate to localhost

Hi.

I will try to explain what I need.
I am using Mozilla as a mail reader.
I have set-up two accounts, each account will collect the mail to the same provider with the same login.

So, for example, I have set-up :
- Account A, pop account X, username Y
- Account B, pop account X, username Y (the same one then)

But Mozilla does not let me create two accounts with the same pop account and username.

So I cannot put localhost in both accounts.

So can I put something else that will do the same as localhost ?

Thanks

If you wonder why I have done such a thing, it is because I want to be able to click on "check mail" button from both accounts (those accounts are in fact identities I use on web surfing), and Mozilla, when we ckick on this button, only checks current account.

 

You can also use "127.0.0.1" instead of "localhost". You can also use your computer name, or your IP-address. By editing the "hosts" file in Windows, you can also create "unlimited" alternatives that all point to 127.0.0.1.

Best regards,
Anders
EuroSecure

 

My IP adress didnt work, but 127.0.0.1 worked. Thanks
As I only need two accounts for now, I will stay with one with localhost and the other with 127.0.0.1, as I do not know how host files work.

Thanks for all

 

> You can also use "127.0.0.1" instead of "localhost".

"127.0.0.1" is preferable to "localhost". If you type in "localhost" yourself then Windows might not recognize it ... but if you type in "127.0.0.1" and Windows changes it to "localhost" then Windows will always recognize it. (Just another little part of Bill's plot to drive us all crazy.)

 

No no, when I typed localhost myself I had no problem with it