Virus Guy wrote:

> Dustin wrote:

> > > <http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm#Note>
> > > A Hosts file larger than 135 kb slows down a Windows PC regardless
> > > of OS.
> >
> > Much more so under the win9x flavors.
>
> I believe I've read in the past that win-9x is much better able to
> handle large hosts files compared to XP.

Heh.

That line from winhelp2002 that says:

"Editors Note: in most cases a large HOSTS file (over 135 kb)
tends to slow down the machine."

used to read as follows:

"Editors Note: in most cases a large HOSTS file (over 135 kb)
tends to slow down the machine. This only occurs in W2000/
XP/Vista. Windows 98 and ME are not affected."

It obviously took too much precious space to include references to
win-9x/me on the winhelp hosts-file page.

I've been running my win-98 machines for years with hosts files that
exceed 700/800 kb in size. It's only within the past year that web
browsing is really getting bogged down by site-blocking caused by hosts
blocking.