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| 235859 | 2004-05-11 12:21:00 | Several issues back, there was a great file download off the CD from PC World called ADHost (not sure the extact wording) which replaces Windows' HOST so ad won't load. I could look up the Index..but, I lazy. Anybody remember the issue date? Tony |
robert_m_r_w (3943) | ||
| 235860 | 2004-05-11 12:44:00 | The latest PC World cover CD has an index of all the past CD's. Are you using IE? Give one of the browsers with ad-blocking on the CD a go, eg, Mozilla Firebird or the std Mozilla which comes pre-packaged with email, etc. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 235861 | 2004-05-11 12:45:00 | > The latest PC World cover CD has an index of all the > past CD's. Sorry, you just said that didn't you :8}. Cheers Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 235862 | 2004-05-11 13:51:00 | By going through your history you can add any advert sites to your hosts file. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 235863 | 2004-05-16 10:34:00 | > By going through your history you can add any advert > sites to your hosts file. hmm ... why would one want to? |
aNtzy (4070) | ||
| 235864 | 2004-05-16 10:51:00 | > > By going through your history you can add any > advert > > sites to your hosts file. > > hmm ... why would one want to? > to block any ads, spareware sites, dodgy sites and even porn sites. a hosts file is a very simple way of blocking sites, doesn't require any software to run and is system wide (blocks sites for all programs not just browsers) |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 235865 | 2004-05-16 11:25:00 | And the hosts is part of any OS. I also use it to add sites I use frequently so that my lousy ISP's DNS server is not stressed. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 235866 | 2004-05-16 11:53:00 | to put this argument to rest, I like to announce that I have found the program that i was looking for; it in the april 04 cd... thanks |
robert_m_r_w (3943) | ||
| 235867 | 2004-05-16 12:20:00 | just for mikebartnz.....there are a few dns cache programs around such as analogX's fastcache which is far better for speeding up DNS requests. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 235868 | 2004-05-16 12:56:00 | I would like to know why a program would be better than the hosts file as it is always prcessed (The hosts file that is) Linux and Windows utilize it. By adding a program to do it you are actualy adding extra resources to do the same job. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
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