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Zed · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:43 am Post subject: Hosts file

What does it do?

HOSTS file can be used to block ads, banners, cookies, web bugs, and even most hijackers. This is accomplished by blocking the server that supplies the info. It can also let your computer know the exact ip of an address, which increases surfing time.

an example from mine:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 images.real.com
127.0.0.1 real.com
127.0.0.1 ct5.hypercount.com
127.0.0.1 acme.bfast.com

if you want to find this file for nt, 2k, and xp go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

and I think just C:\Windows in 9x

Make a backup of your old one and put this one in there, it's read-only so it can't be changed by a site, also if you find you can't get to a site you use to be able to, just do a Find in the file (edit with a text editor) and delete that entry.

http://www.ocainsane.com/files/hosts.zip

Wayzor · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:47 pm Post subject:

Interesting m8 Wink

Will give this a go, thx.