Host files in general

[Robin T Cox]

siljaline <siljaline@null.com> wrote in
news:2ht2svg7mjfpfddg7vd32uiqb11p4k6hdi@4ax.com:

> HOSTESS "prunes" the comments out, thus corrupting *this* particular
> HOSTS file.

But that doesn't change the functionality of that hosts file, does it? The
blocklist still works just the same, because it's the entry before the
comments that really matters.

[siljaline]

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 08:31:36 GMT, Robin T Cox <robin2803@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>siljaline <siljaline@null.com> wrote in
>news:2ht2svg7mjfpfddg7vd32uiqb11p4k6hdi@4ax.com :
>
>> HOSTESS "prunes" the comments out, thus corrupting *this* particular
>> HOSTS file.
>
>But that doesn't change the functionality of that hosts file, does it? The
>blocklist still works just the same, because it's the entry before the
>comments that really matters.

Hi Robin,
If you were to use HOSTESS you could *carefully* remove the added
comments - I've not done it as I prefer the comments in.

Regards,



--
siljaline

[Robin T Cox]

siljaline <siljaline@null.com> wrote in
news:a2i3svscufmq04ikd4obqb4q8d2hto7768@4ax.com:

> 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.

Best Regards

Robin

[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/

[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

[YoKenny]

Robin T Cox wrote:
> siljaline <siljaline@null.com> wrote in
> news:2ht2svg7mjfpfddg7vd32uiqb11p4k6hdi@4ax.com:
>
>> HOSTESS "prunes" the comments out, thus corrupting *this* particular
>> HOSTS file.
>
> But that doesn't change the functionality of that hosts file, does
> it? The blocklist still works just the same, because it's the entry
> before the comments that really matters.

True.