Host File

[Jim]

I noticed that the Host file is filled with hundreds of
ads.doubleclick.com and other names I recognize as
tracking companies. Others are for sites I've visited,
e.g., Washington Post. Why shouldn't I delete all these
lines in the host file?
..

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Answered in another group.

 

[Steve]

Here is some info that might be helpful, as well as a
maintained hosts file:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm