httplib: Note that authentication is a good idea for non localhost

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Nick Craig-Wood 2018-03-05 18:25:51 +00:00
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@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Use --addr to specify which IP address and port the server should
listen on, eg --addr 1.2.3.4:8000 or --addr :8080 to listen to all listen on, eg --addr 1.2.3.4:8000 or --addr :8080 to listen to all
IPs. By default it only listens on localhost. IPs. By default it only listens on localhost.
If you set --addr to listen on a public or LAN accessible IP address
then using Authentication if advised - see the next section for info.
--server-read-timeout and --server-write-timeout can be used to --server-read-timeout and --server-write-timeout can be used to
control the timeouts on the server. Note that this is the total time control the timeouts on the server. Note that this is the total time
for a transfer. for a transfer.