tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938074.post110234306199403745..comments2024-03-23T17:01:56.780-04:00Comments on Blog O'Stuff: Blocking ads and parasites with a HOSTS fileDave Markowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00543441083086479631noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938074.post-1102427996657125002004-12-07T08:59:00.000-05:002004-12-07T08:59:00.000-05:00Oh, I've long been aware of the hosts file. It wa...Oh, I've long been aware of the hosts file. It was the particular hosts file that I linked to which points a lot of malware and tracking sites to 127.0.0.1 that I wanted to make note of.Dave Markowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00543441083086479631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938074.post-1102401246323970492004-12-07T01:34:00.000-05:002004-12-07T01:34:00.000-05:00The hosts file is nothing new. I have been using i...The hosts file is nothing new. I have been using it for years to link to servers locally -at work- for development. Typically when you develop an in-hous application you don't make the development servers available to users so as developer you got to link to them without DNS, aka via the hosts file.<br />Simply copying the hosts file over your existing hostsfile can be a very bad decision.<br /><br />-sjon-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com