more mystery on (local) vs localhost

Hi,
There are known issues and bugs filed against the use of 'localhost'.
You should always use '(local)' in your connection string.
Is there any specific reason to use '(local)' instead of 'localhost'?
Thanks in advance,
PIPING PING !!!
ipramod@.gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> There are known issues and bugs filed against the use of 'localhost'.
> You should always use '(local)' in your connection string.
> Is there any specific reason to use '(local)' instead of 'localhost'?
> Thanks in advance,
> PI