fizzle pop Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:32:16 GMT, whir sput ssssput "YK"
<YKnot@home.invalid> weenie:

>area51 wrote:
>> x-no-archive: yes
>>
>> I have a rather large HOSTS file, 525KB. Will the size or duplicate
>> entries slow down surfing?
>
>Only if you are using Win2K/XP. If you are then stop the DNS Service.
>
>> Is there a software program that will
>> check it for duplicates and delete them?
>
>I use HOSTESS to manage my HOSTS file and this is one of its features.
>http://accs-net.com/hostess/
>
i don't see anything in hostess regarding finding dupe entries and
getting rid of them.

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