Re: Where can I add a script

On Sun, 02 Aug 2015 13:10:03 +0100
Rob Brewer <[email protected]> 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 ?

> 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 running  /etc/rc.d/rc.updatered

Thanks, but

-I already have my file of bad hosts

-running /etc/rc.d/rc.updatered with the modified conf file does not seem to add the bad hosts to /etc/hosts on my IPCop 2 box  ;-3(
 
Cheers,
 
Ron.
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