MVPS HOSTS File Update [10-24-05]

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Randy Knobloch

'Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a HOSTS File'
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Download: hosts.zip (79 kb)
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip

Note: the "text" version also makes a great resource
for determining culprit URLs ... (344 kb)
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt

Silj

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Randy,
Thank you for the notice.
I first loaded this file on in August at a file size of 317 kb.
It has increased in size thru four revisions to 344 kb.
Is there some upper limit on the file size or is the file going to
continue to increase in size at every revision until somebody
hunts the "bas*****" down and hangs them?

Regards,
Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA


"Randy Knobloch" <[email protected]>
wrote in message 'Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a HOSTS File'
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Download: hosts.zip (79 kb)
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
Note: the "text" version also makes a great resource
for determining culprit URLs ... (344 kb)
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt
Silj
siljaline
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Jim Cone said:
Randy,
Thank you for the notice.
Click to expand...

You're most welcome.
I first loaded this file on in August at a file size of 317 kb.
It has increased in size thru four revisions to 344 kb.
Is there some upper limit on the file size or is the file going to
continue to increase in size at every revision until somebody
hunts the "bas*****" down and hangs them?
Click to expand...

The MVP that compiles this HOSTS file does his best to keep it trim
as possible, although it has been creeping up in size.

Assuming you run Win XP, disable your DNS client, that will help your
Browser handle the size of the file.

This explains how to disable your DNS client.
(http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm#Note)

On the latter, well, use your imagination :)

Regards,

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