Re: [DLC] thoughts on this monster host file

 From the web page:
# Use this file to prevent your computer from connecting to selected
# internet hosts. This is an easy and effective way to protect you from
# many types of spyware, reduces bandwidth use, blocks certain pop-up
# traps, prevents user tracking by way of "web bugs" embedded in spam,
# provides partial protection to IE from certain web-based exploits and
# blocks most advertising you would otherwise be subjected to on the
# internet.

Adding things to the HOSTS file is a kludgey (i.e. 1990s) way to 
accomplish the above. It doesn't scale well, and has to be manually 
updated constantly. Check out browser add-ons like NoScript, AdBlock 
Plus, Ghostery, and Certificate Patrol.

On 2/23/2013 3:56 PM, Matthew P Kemp wrote:
> I guess my question is, what are you trying to accomplish?
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> Matthew P Kemp
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> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 7:35 AM, Calvin Pryor <[email protected]
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>     Good idea ? Alternatives ?
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>     http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/
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