I recently decided to try out the use of a HOSTS file after reading about
possible advantages so I downloaded the file at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm.
This has worked fine and I have been able to see various ads blocked out in
Int Exp to confirm that it is working .However I thought I would give "Opera
" a try out as an alternate browser , I first tried it out in its infancy
when I was still using Netscape but did not persist .
My question now is that when I use Opera I do not see any evidence of Ads
being cut out . Does this mean that downloads of websites with Opera do not
access the Hosts file or perhaps they are just covered up better. By the way
I do not have the POP UP blocker enabled in Opera.
Interested to know if anyone can throw any light on this.

Graeme