-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Need help guys
- From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:24:35 -0500
Don,
I may have the cure you need. Look for an app called CookieCop2. It
runs as a proxy and handles more than just cookies. I can selectively
banish advertisers entire sites, or just preent then from dropping cookies.
It can even automatically convert individual cookies to session only, which
is something that should work for your newsletters. CookieCop2 came out in
2002, but it works flawlessly under WinXP. It even cooperates beautifully
with my ZoneAlarm Security Suite. As a bonus, double clicking on the
Notification Area's icon will quickly show you who is sending stuff to your
system, including the affiliates the main web site is using. Block
Doubleclick.net from one site and they're blocked from all. Simple, cleam
and no more HOSTS file editing. lol
Peace,
GMan
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "dswabc" <dswabc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:19 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Need help guys
>I have renamed and replaced my HOSTS file a few
> times with no problems. In
> Windows Explorer, search for HOSTS. It should be
> in:
>
> C:\windows\drivers\etc
>
> Rename existing file to hosts.bak then copy a new
> file into the same folder.
> Many people, myself included, use a custom hosts
> file to block several
> thousand websites from sending advertising to me.
>
> Unfortunately, it also prevents me from using
> links to advertisers in many
> newsletters that I receive because such links go
> through those websites to
> track referral sources to pay the newsletter. I
> would really like to find a
> fix for that inconvenience.
>
> Don
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