On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 04:49:19 GMT, "YoKenny" <YKnot@home.invalid> wrote:

>siljaline wrote:
>> "BoB" <rhoward30@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
>> news:6op1lvghsv8ca17qfbud95njp83ok9divh@4ax.com...
>>> The large [700k] host file from IE_SpyAd can include 40,000 adult
>>> sites for another 130k. The small [92k] MVP host file doesn't do
>>> porn.
>>
>> <major snippage>
>>
>>> BoB
>>>
>>
>> The MVP file does do Porn and it's 114KB.
>> HOSTS Toggle doesn't trash your file?
>
>I think BoB is confusing some things.
>IE-SPYAD is not a HOSTS file but a .reg file that adds sites to the Internet
>Explorer Restricted Zone. It does not stop going to the sites it just stops
>the site from doing nasty things to your system. Your mind is another
>matter but this should be discussed in another newsgroup.

Obviously I'm confused between the two. Host Toggle never gave me a
problem but I'll try the other on-the-fly host controller.

I saw the following in a July msg:

"In other words, the Restricted sites zone is a kind of insurance
policy. Ad servers that pass through the HOSTS file just fine
will be restricted by the Restricted sites zone."

Why is a host file necessary if IE-Spyad is used?

TIA,

BoB