Re: Do you use HOSTS file ?

From: Lassi Hippeläinen (lahippel_at_ieee.orgies.invalid)
Date: 07/30/04

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    Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 09:13:58 GMT

    Programmershouse wrote:
    >
    > Thor Kottelin <thor@anta.net> wrote in message news:<41093113.339FE93B@anta.net>...
    <...>
    > > My solution for a customer would depend on the problem. Advertisements in
    > > themselves are not often considered a high-priority security issue, if one
    > > at all; ad blocking seems to be more of a end-user hobby. - In order to
    > > satisfy my own curiosity, I have tried hosts files, browser plugins, browser
    > > settings, proxy servers, and others.
    >
    > It is not a hobby : it is defending privacy. It is security. Like
    > firewalls are not a hobby. You are really writing nonsense.

    For me it is mainly a bandwidth and latency issue, because I have
    Java*** turned off anyway. I run DNSkong and eDexter from
    http://www.pyrenean.com/download.php with good results.

    -- Lassi

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