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Re:Allow 0.0.0.0/8 as a valid address range by dsp on Saturday July 13, 2019 @07:31PM (#20430769)
Zero in the last octet is problematic if you want to be generally reachable on the internet. We used x.y.z.0 as a vip at fb for a while, but learned the hard way that some people can't reach those ips.

Some additional info from RIPE: https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephane_bortzmeyer/all-ip-add...

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Re:Allow 0.0.0.0/8 as a valid address range by astrodust on Saturday July 13, 2019 @08:13PM (#20430900)
It's amazing how many stupid assumptions on the part of some people create these extraordinarily difficult situations to navigate.
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