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| 14489 | 2001-06-22 10:06:00 | I seem to remember somewhere of using the hosts file to lookup often used sites, speedily, on the internet. I have just noticed my Opera browser takeing a fair amount of time to 'lookup sites', and wonder if anyone knows of this method or can point me to a web page? | Guest (0) | ||
| 14490 | 2001-06-22 11:54:00 | Hello Peter, the Hosts file is useful for blocking ads sites, some of the free/shareware ad blocking programs use it. As you imply, you can enter the IP addresses of your favourite sites to by-pass a domain name server, which speeds up access. If you use google search at http://www.google.com and type in hosts file you will find several sites that describe how to use it. Hosts file with no extension is in Windows folder. Cheers |
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| 14491 | 2001-06-22 13:36:00 | Thanks Terry. I realized after posting my question that I had been searching under'host file' instead of 'hosts' and have since found out some more. | Guest (0) | ||
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