Virus Guy <Virus@Guy.com> wrote in news:4F18BC76.EB07BB63@Guy.com:

> Dustin wrote:
>
>> > I believe I've read in the past that win-9x is much better able to
>> > handle large hosts files compared to XP.
>>
>> You should re-read what you thought you read then, as you're wrong
>> on this one. Surprise surprise...
>
> Did you not read the follow-ups to that post before replying?

While it might surprise you, I tend to read all of your posts. They're
usually funny from a certified technician/malware research expert point
of view. You try to be witty and come off as having superior
intelligence to that of many of us here, but you fall right on your face
trying.

> Win-XP and higher has well known problems with hosts files larger
> than 100 - 135 kb when the DNS Client service is running. The DNS
> Client is an automatic-startup service by default.

Windows XP doesn't have the problem, a specific service! does. You do
realize it's one of MANY services XP can run? The hosts file was
*never* intended for the purposes you and many others use it for now.
It's a bandaid approach, imo.

> Windows 98 has no such service.

Re-read what I wrote. I didn't say windows98 had a service for dns
specifically without making use of 3rd party software.

> Now take your foot out of your mouth.

It wasn't in my mouth in the first place.




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