[pchelpers] Re: Setting up router

Ray Parrish wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> All you need to do that is a hosts file in the proper place. The 
> Microsoft MVPs have one they have filled with entries to block all kinds 
> of porn, malware, and ad servers. It is available here -
> 
> <http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm>
> 
> Keep in mind that this is a very comprehensive hosts file, and it may 
> block some things you don't want blocked. For instance, if you use MSN 
> compatible IM clients, this file will block their connection as it 
> blocks the Microsoft ad servers that these clients attempt to connect to.
> 
> However this is just a text fie which you can edit with any text editor 
> which can handle large files. To unblock MSN IM clients remove the 
> section in the file with the label "[Microsoft via MSN Ad Servers]". I 
> also had to search through it and remove the entries which blocked 
> Google's ad servers, as I use Google Ads on my web sites to monetize them.
> 
> Be sure to read their instructions carefully, as there is another step 
> that needs to be done on Windows Vista, and also you need to disable or 
> set to manual your DNS Client to prevent slow surfing while using the 
> file in XP and 2000.
> 
> I've been using this hosts file with my modifications for a while now, 
> and it works great!
> 
> You can also create your own hosts file that blocks only what you want 
> blocked.
> 
> Later, Ray Parrish

This reads rather like a description of hostsman from this site:
http://www.abelhadigital.com/
I have found it quite effective in blocking undesirable things from web 
pages and sometimes whole sites.

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