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Originally posted by suityou01 View Post/etc/hosts
HTH BIVMDI
but the $windows version is required as that is the os we started off with.
You know the only one where IE still exists and the one with nearly as many problems as Mrs SY
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Originally posted by eek View PostBut which file, the hosts.txt file with the list of adware sites or the hosts file within $windows\system32\drivers\etc
Either way your cretin-ness is only enhanced by your inability to ask clear cut, unambiguous questions...
HTH BIVMDI
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostI meant the file.
I know what hosts does
But which file, the hosts.txt file with the list of adware sites or the hosts file within $windows\system32\drivers\etc
Either way your cretin-ness is only enhanced by your inability to ask clear cut, unambiguous questions...
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Originally posted by eek View PostWell that questions moves you higher up the cretin of the year award.
As I'm generous however, the host file allows you to override the dns entries for particular domain names and hosts. This list of overrides will ensure that windows processes requests from YOUR browser to a large number of "advertising" sites to an address that does not exist....
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Originally posted by eek View PostWell that questions moves you higher up the cretin of the year award.
As I'm generous however, the host file allows you to override the dns entries for particular domain names and hosts. This list of overrides will ensure that windows processes requests from YOUR browser to a large number of "advertising" sites to an address that does not exist....
I know what hosts does
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostWassitdo?
As I'm generous however, the host file allows you to override the dns entries for particular domain names and hosts. This list of overrides will ensure that windows processes requests from YOUR browser to a large number of "advertising" sites to an address that does not exist....
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Originally posted by cojak View PostYeah, like I'd trust ANYTHING that PG posts...
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostWassitdo?
And it will also speed up your browsing.
More here:
Blocking Unwanted Connections with a Hosts File
Note: you might have to use 127.0.0.1 instead of 0.0.0.0 on Fedora.
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Originally posted by petergriffin View Post
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Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
Suddenly I'm glad I run Fedora on Heisenbug.
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