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Re: [LUG] /etc/hosts

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Subject: Re: [LUG] /etc/hosts
From: Philip Hudson <phil.hudson@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 14:24:51 +0100
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Couple of points to add:

1. The name column can contain any number of whitespace-separatedaliases. For example:

127.0.0.1 e-machine e-machine.local e-machine.sub.domain foofoo.local ...

2. One of the useful ways to use the technique Martijn was talkingabout is to have your /etc/hosts resolve vexatious domain names tosomething harmless (like localhost). There is a huge, well-maintainedone out there containing all the banner-ad servers etc known:


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

The site gives you the necessary caveats, describes tradeoffs, etc.

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References:
- [LUG] /etc/hosts
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