Comments on: Blocking Unwanted Domain Names: Creative Usage of the HOSTs File http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-01/blocking-unwanted-domain-names-creative-usage-of-the-hosts-file.html mostly white-hat hacker stuff Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:42:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: upol http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-01/blocking-unwanted-domain-names-creative-usage-of-the-hosts-file.html/comment-page-1#comment-103964 upol Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:48:12 +0000 http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-01/blocking-unwanted-domain-names-creative-usage-of-the-hosts-file.html#comment-103964 Hi. Great topic. But Can someone tell me if wild card is ok with this. for example, can I use 127.0.0.1 *.llwn.net Thanks Hi.
Great topic. But Can someone tell me if wild card is ok with this. for example, can I use
127.0.0.1 *.llwn.net

Thanks

]]> By: michael http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-01/blocking-unwanted-domain-names-creative-usage-of-the-hosts-file.html/comment-page-1#comment-73189 michael Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:30:43 +0000 http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-01/blocking-unwanted-domain-names-creative-usage-of-the-hosts-file.html#comment-73189 you say "Not even a web proxy can bypass this" Well, yes it can by pass it... unless you put the proxy site DNS info in the hosts file :) http://www.agentanon.com is a new web proxy you say “Not even a web proxy can bypass this”

Well, yes it can by pass it… unless you put the proxy site DNS info in the hosts file :)

http://www.agentanon.com is a new web proxy

]]> By: Chan Lee Meng http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-01/blocking-unwanted-domain-names-creative-usage-of-the-hosts-file.html/comment-page-1#comment-37144 Chan Lee Meng Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:33:07 +0000 http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-01/blocking-unwanted-domain-names-creative-usage-of-the-hosts-file.html#comment-37144 The MS MVP site has a good "parasite blocker" Hosts file which is quite regualrly updated: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm The MS MVP site has a good “parasite blocker” Hosts file which is quite regualrly updated:

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

]]> By: bob.smith http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-01/blocking-unwanted-domain-names-creative-usage-of-the-hosts-file.html/comment-page-1#comment-36286 bob.smith Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:28:29 +0000 http://www.hackernotcracker.com/2007-01/blocking-unwanted-domain-names-creative-usage-of-the-hosts-file.html#comment-36286 you say "Not even a web proxy can bypass this" you are wrong, very wrong. The proxy will use the DNS that is local to it and not your machines HOSTS file. BOB.SMITH you say “Not even a web proxy can bypass this”

you are wrong, very wrong. The proxy will use the DNS that is local to it and not your machines HOSTS file.

BOB.SMITH

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