In J Lewis's new book "Cost Based Oracle..." in his example initd10g.ora
he has this line:

*.local_listener='(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=1521)))'


what is the advantage of putting this Listener.ora line in the init.ora?

thanks.

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