Re: Do you use HOSTS file ?
From: Thor Kottelin (thor_at_anta.net)
Date: 07/23/04
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 19:53:48 +0300
Programmershouse wrote:
> I wrote a page about Host File and how to use it.
> http://www.ifrance.com/programmershouse/HOSTS-EN.HTML
> What do you think about it and what else more could I add to it ?
You cannot know the absolute location of the hosts file. For example, the
hosts file of the XP machine I'm writing this on is not located where you
state it is. Neither is my browser cache. You are writing in second person
when you mean first.
> Stickman answered me : "Unfortunately, using the hosts file to block
> unwanted content is terribly inefficient."
> Why is that ?
Because it blocks nothing - it works by breaking name lookups. It isn't even
on topic for comp.security.firewalls. Follow-ups set.
Thor
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