|3iff //ullins' flonk wrote:
> <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.

Read the readme.txt file.