Re: When is Windows Hosts file used?

From: Don Kelloway (dkelloway_at_commodon.com)
Date: 05/19/03 

Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 03:29:41 GMT

"Rob" <noemail@pse.com> wrote in message
news:FrSxa.127$Sq2.76141@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Thanks for the info.
>
> If I want to block access to a website, all I have to do is add a
line in
> the host file pointing to 127.0.0.1
>
> e.g. 127.0.0.1 www.badwebsite.comm
>
> If I want to block access to a newsgroup, I would do the same
>
> e.g. 127.0.0.1 alt.computer.security
>
> Is this right?
>
> Rob
>

Yes. That is correct. Such entries will cause the system to attempt
to connect to itself. 

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Best regards,
Don Kelloway
Commodon Communications
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