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  3. November 2004

Re: Slow Ping using Host Table

Walden,

>Of course if you're trying to override the
> "public" IP recorded in DNS by using HOSTS tables then you may have
> found a valid use. There's always an exception to the rule, isn't there.

I do alot of that for eliminating ads.  I have a rather large HOSTS
table which redirects the domains to 127.0.0.1 to avoid downloading
the images.  With some browsers, it also helps to run something like
nohttpd or similar.  See http://www.cdhk.de/buck/nohttpd/nohttpd.php

Doug

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