Re: Where can I add a script

Renaud OLGIATI wrote:

> For years I have been blocking adds on my LAN using on my IPCop box an
> extended /etc/hosts file, which holds around 250.000 lines like 127.0.0.7
> www.doubleclick.com
> 
> Up to now this was done by running a cron job evey ten minutes, which
> launches a script:
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> # Append my blacklist of hosts from /var/tmp/badhosts to /etc/hosts if
> # hosts.cgi has been run to update /var/ipcop/main/hosts.
> if [[ ! /var/ipcop/main/hosts -ot /etc/hosts ]]
> then
>         cat /var/tmp/badhosts >> /etc/hosts
>         /usr/bin/killall -s HUP dnsmasq
> fi
> 
> This works, but is not satisfying: misuse of resources, up to ten minutes
> without protection after updating the hosts file through the GUI.
> 
> So I was wondering: would it be possible to launch the script from
> hosts.cgi whenever this is run, and so run it only once, immediately after
> the /etc/hosts file has been re-created ?
>  
> Cheers,
>  
> Ron.

I suggested this a few years ago and I am still using it:



On your IPCop box add the following line to /etc/dnsmasq.conf

addn-hosts=/etc/hosts.ext

then go to http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

and download the hosts.zip file.

Unzip the file and copy it to /etc/hosts.ext 

and restart dnsmasq (run /etc/rc.d/rc.updatered)


Bob

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