Host files in general

[YoKenny]

Robin T Cox wrote:
> siljaline wrote:
>> If you were to use HOSTESS you could *carefully* remove the added
>> comments - I've not done it as I prefer the comments in.
>
> Hi Siljaline
>
> OK.
>
> When I go into my hosts file using Hostess, with File/Edit Hosts, I
> can still see comments listed after the hosts entry. Presumably these
> are comments that were in my original hosts file, because, as you
> say, comments are not imported by Hostess.

What version of Hostess are you using? Hostess V3.0 does not keep
comments.
http://accs-net.com/hostess/

[Al Bundy]

Al Bundy <postmaster@127.0.0.1> wrote in
news:Xns943CC96298B6EAlBundy@news.verizon.net:

> Still getting my feet wet on spyware tools. Without starting a range
> war, does it make sense to combine the frequently posted files below
> into the HOSTS file?
>
> It seems that the Hostess tool I got via this ng would do a slick job
> of it. Are there draw backs to doing this?
>
> Everyone has their favorites but like it's often said in this group,
> no one source is a total solution for spyware.
>
> http://mvps.org/
> http://webpages.charter.net/hpguru/hosts


Thanks siljaline & YoKenny.

[siljaline]

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:59:31 GMT, Al Bundy <postmaster@127.0.0.1>
wrote:

<snip>

>Thanks siljaline & YoKenny.

You're welcome. Hope Kenny didn't beat on you too much :-)


--
siljaline

[Al Bundy]

siljaline <siljaline@null.com> wrote in
news:4jp5svkqkadhfg81gshl58us1368heg7d9@4ax.com:

> On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:59:31 GMT, Al Bundy <postmaster@127.0.0.1>
> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>>Thanks siljaline & YoKenny.
>
> You're welcome. Hope Kenny didn't beat on you too much :-)
>
>
> --
> siljaline
>
>



Nahhhh. Scar tissue of past beatings is quite tough.

[Robin T Cox]

"YoKenny" <YKnot@home.invalid> wrote in
news:ncqwb.24806$Fv8.14803@twister01.bloor.is.net. cable.rogers.com:

> What version of Hostess are you using? Hostess V3.0 does not keep
> comments.
> http://accs-net.com/hostess/
>

V 3.0.0.7