<null@zilch.com> wrote in message news:fr11lvof5si58vd4v5vl5of1oo964f0dcs@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:45:02 -0400, "Steve Wahnd"
> <magic88W@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I have just discovered the hosts file. I d/l what looks to be a pretty good
> >hosts file. The problem is that now my wife claims it blocks some of the
> >sites she uses. Is there a program or an easy way to turn the hosts file on
> >and off?
> >As a side note - maybe I should ask her what sites she is frequenting.
>
> In case you didn't find it on the freeware n.g. here's a URL:
>
> http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/HostsToggle/
>

I have used Hosts Toggle and so have others including the author of this:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
Toggle corrupts the HOSTS file - at least it *can* and did in many circumstances.


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