Variable: server-host

server-host is a customizable variable defined in server.el.gz.

Value

nil

Documentation

The name or IP address to use as host address of the server process.

If set, the server accepts remote connections; otherwise it is local.

DO NOT give this a non-nil value unless you know what you are doing! On unsecured networks, accepting remote connections is very dangerous, because server-client communication (including session authentication) is not encrypted.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 22.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/server.el.gz
(defcustom server-host nil
  "The name or IP address to use as host address of the server process.
If set, the server accepts remote connections; otherwise it is local.

DO NOT give this a non-nil value unless you know what you are doing!
On unsecured networks, accepting remote connections is very dangerous,
because server-client communication (including session authentication)
is not encrypted."
  :type '(choice
          (string :tag "Name or IP address")
          (const :tag "Local" nil))
  :version "22.1")