[pchelpers] Re: Setting up router

John Durham wrote:
> 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.
>
>   
Well, I looked at that and it's a program to edit the hosts file, and is 
really unnecessary as you can edit the hosts file with any text editor.

Later, Ray Parrish

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