"Lu Tze" <ID10T@ward14.com> wrote in message
news:bepdck$kjr$1@titan.btinternet.com...
> mto wrote:
> > "John Smith" <assemblywizard10@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:3f011c4c@monitor.lanset.com...
> >
> >>I have been fighting to stop akamaitechnologies from communicating with
my
> >>computer, unsuccessfully. Any site, if unable to be blocked, is a MAJOR
> >>break in any security one can have.
> >>
> >>Entries entered into the windows hosts file seems incapable of blocking
> >>access, as is proxomitron and junkbuster, or even a personal firewall.
> >>
> >>Rumors abound that this is in fact some method the fbi or other agency
has
> >>found to route all internet traffic though, and create records of
internet
> >>activity... I am undecided on this point...
> >>
> >>However, in my opinion, it seems that until this hole is blocked, anyone
> >>using the internet should consider their security to have been
> >>compromised...
> >>
> >>One method of seeing how easily akamaitechnologies is able to bypass any
> >>security measure you can devise is as follows:
> >>
> >>1) access http://www.hotbot.com
> >>2) do a search using any search term
> >>3) drop to a dos prompt and type "netstat -a" (without the quotes ->
"'s)
> >>4) in the list of connections to your computer will see something like:
> >>a66-81-235-70.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com
> >>
> >>If anyone can block akamaitechnologies(also adamaitechnologies or
akamai)
> >
> > I
> >
> >>would love to hear from them...
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance,
> >>warmest regards,
> >>John Smith
> >>
> >
> >
> > I've completely blocked akamai rather successfully - without losing any
> > "services" - in ZA Pro simply block everything (including all scripts)
in
> > the Privacy/Site section and then enter the akamai sites in the blocked
zone
> > under firewall.
> >
> >
> All I get is my news server and the search server which is I think by
> default Google.
>

Do you mean that this is all you get after blocking akamai and that you
cannot see anything except your newserver and google? Or do you mean those
are the only services that you use anyway?