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To: Dan3 who wrote (169713)	8/23/2005 4:21:16 PM
From: Not a Short	Respond to of 275872

hardly, you might want to go to mvps.org and read up a little Then you would know that a host file with hundreds or even thousands of entries pointing to 127.0.0.1 or 0.0.0.0 is an effective tool for home users.

To: Dan3 who wrote (169713)	8/23/2005 5:54:36 PM
From: TGPTNDR	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

Dan3, re: 127.0.0.1 is your own PC.> Yep. Re: A home machine shouldn't have anything in a hosts file except 127.0.0.1 as localhost. If you've got stuff in there, it's probably residue from attempted (or successful) hacker attacks.> WRONG ANSWER, right thinking.. I had to work to get my hosts file to the size it is. As long as you're not running a web server from your local machine the browser will get an immediate "No connect" and go on about it's business for the rest of the STUFF on the page. Another thing that I use it for is when COMCAST loses it's lookup file or can't get to the master. I keep an alternate hosts file that includes the addresses of places I like to go to. Like SI (207.90.219.91 frequently). Find the address of URL using Ping -n 1 -a www.siliconinvestor.com, (as an example) from your DOS window, then stick that in the althosts file. Try it, you'll like it... ;-)) -tgp