On Thu, 03 Jul 2003 15:59:15 GMT, "YK" <YKnot@home.invalid> wrote:

>Lance Hill wrote:
>> "Lance Delacroix" <lance_delacroix@fastmail.fm> wrote...
>>> On Thu, 03 Jul 2003 01:11:20 GMT, "d11@anywhere.com" <> prounounced a
>>> fatwah thus:
>>>
>>>> How do I get the IP address of different spyware.
>>>
>>> From Sponge, of course.
>>
>> Help educate a newbie. Sponge looks like a list of "bad" IP addresses
>> you can use with your firewall. The HOSTS file I see around here
>> looks like a similar list, but it's used to misdirect software to a
>> null or false IP address.
>>
>> So which is "better"? Or what are the pros and cons of either method?
>>
>> Another Lance
>> *****
>
>I do not know which is "better" but I find HOSTS file much easier to manage.
>
>Tools that I use to manage it.
>HOSTESS
>http://accs-net.com/hostess/
>Has Add, Edit, Delete, Search, Group, Import/Export and create Registry
>Restricted Zone entries.
>Automatically removes duplicates.
>Note: The program author has commited to provide a function to validate
>HOSTS entries.
>
>HOSTS forum
>http://asp.flaaten.dk/proxo/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=20
>Has over 17,000 ad sites and was updated June 1st.
>
>The only con that I can think of is that site addresses can not be a range
>ie: 127.0.0.1 *.doubleclick.com will not work.
Thank you for the links and taking the time to help.