Editing Localhost (section)

==Historical notes==
In 1981, the block {{IPaddr|127.0.0.0|8}} got a 'reserved' status,{{Ref RFC|790}} as not to assign it as a general purpose [[Classful network|class A]] IP network.
This block was officially assigned for loopback purposes in 1986.{{Ref RFC|990}}
Its purpose as a ''Special Use IPv4 Address'' block was confirmed in 1994,{{Ref RFC|1700}}, 2002{{Ref RFC|3330}}, 2010,{{Ref RFC|5735}}, and last in 2013.{{Ref RFC|6890}}

From the outset, in 1995, the single IPv6 loopback address {{IPaddr|::1}} was defined.{{Ref RFC|1884}} Its purpose and definition was unchanged in 1998,{{Ref RFC|2373}}, 2003,{{Ref RFC|3513}}, and up to the current definition, in 2006.{{Ref RFC|4291}}