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From: J.O. Aho on 30 Jan 2010 02:40 Mike Jones wrote: > > My /etc/hosts file is becoming rather large, and as the list of addresses > I find I'm adding to it grows daily, I'm now looking for an alternative > way to sidetrack DNS away from a list of possible connections. Use privoxy as John already suggested or any other application that helps you to block advertisements. I do discourage people from using the hosts file as you do, it may look as a good solution that works, but you will cause troubles and unneeded loc traffic. -- //Aho
From: Mike Jones on 30 Jan 2010 07:42
Responding to J.O. Aho: > Mike Jones wrote: >> >> My /etc/hosts file is becoming rather large, and as the list of >> addresses I find I'm adding to it grows daily, I'm now looking for an >> alternative way to sidetrack DNS away from a list of possible >> connections. > > Use privoxy as John already suggested or any other application that > helps you to block advertisements. > I do discourage people from using the hosts file as you do, it may look > as a good solution that works, but you will cause troubles and unneeded > loc traffic. It did seem a simple solution to start with, but its becoming flooded. Blocking ads isn't the primary requirement. Preventing connections to spyco outfits is. -- *=( http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/ *=( For all your UK news needs. |