From: Michael Fisher 
@Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 17:40:14 -0800
@Sender: semware-owner{at}sawasdi.apana.org.au



Dear Greg, Jim, and all:

 thank you for your interest in the "Hosts" file blocking of
unwantend websites.

 Allow me to add a little bit more information on the subject:

- all changes to the "Hosts" file should be effective 
immediately after editing.  You can try this by pinging any 
newly entered entry - a TCP/IP connection is required, or ping 
will open one.

 An entry like
127.0.0.1  www.throwbannersatyou.com
should result in this IP address being returned by
"ping www.throwbannersatyou.com"

- also, for blocking purposes, there can be several domain 
names in each line e.g. 127.0.0.1  adimg.com.com adlog.com.com

  Adlog.com.com will be found, but only the first entry in the 
line is actually used, e.g. by ping.  Still, the effect is the 
same, adlog.com.com will be resolved to 127.0.0.1.  

 All entries in the line are treated identically.  That could 
help reduce the length of the Hosts file, and the typing.

- More information and ready-to-use Hosts file are available at

http://www.smartin-designs.com/intro.htm


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