par4thecourse pretended :
> Is there any way to quickly add your most visited sites to a large HOSTS file
> so that it won't spend extra seconds doing lookups? The HPHosts file is
> about 1.5 mg and I'm finding my browsers dragging a bit.
>
>
> What I need is a quick IP address to add to the url and then I can edit the
> HOSTS file. I'm guessing that by the end of a week I'll have most of the
> sites I visit frequently in there.
>
>
> Currently, I'm using TCP/IP to give me the IP address when I visit a site
> and then manually add it to the HOSTS file with Notepad. When I add enough
> sites, I'll back it up, and just copy all safe sites to the next month's
> updated HOSTS file.
>
>
> Is there a site that provides a listing of most visited safe sites to add
> (such as lifehacker, google, Wilders, etc.)

Hosts File
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