Tinker Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Actually, the Hosts file is one of my pet peeves--- several badly-done"internet accelerator" tools and ad- and pop-up blockers actively misuseit. As George found--- despite his heroic troubleshooting efforts---misuse of the Hosts file can be *extremely* difficult to track down.I strongly recommend NOT using the Hosts file for any internet-relatedpurposes; and to avoid using any tools that make use of the Hosts file.They almost always end up causing more trouble than they solve.How strongly do I recommend this? Well, we've even called it the "EvilHosts File" in the past. <g> Lots more info: Link to infromation.. Read item #5 on the list..........Source: Lanagalist.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispy Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Well, the theory sounds interesting ... or something ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renakuajo Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 i use it no problems, never, so i aint gonna bother reading theories LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asklepios Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 it is exactly the thing that they say, "if you don't know what you are doing, better be away from it".if you know what all entries you have in your HOSTS file it will be a big help or else it dooms u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggie Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 never the less, nice find tink.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 29, 2003 Author Share Posted April 29, 2003 After once locating the host file by using the search function simply rename the file, I renamed it to " host.txt ". Now you can read the file in note pad. If you decide after reading it you want to keep it or just delete a few of the URLs that have been placed there you can rename it again back to just " host " and away you gooooo............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSNwar Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Ever heard of tiny firewall? same thing. Once you master the host file you master the feed w00t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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