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[Oddysey]

Oooops, I forgotted something.....

<span style='color:red'>EDIT:</span> Post substantially changed, please re-read.

I had advocated that one should enter this very forum's domain into the HOSTS file. Unfortunately, it seems to be pointing to a redirect server, so you needn't bother. However, the remaining paragraph is still good info.
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If you're gonna use a HOSTS file, why not use if for both purposes - as originally intended, and as a blocker? Try putting the correct domain name and IP number in the HOSTS file. Dial-up users in particular should realize quicker initial access times. Also, if you sometimes wonder why a site is taking forever to load, do you even know that the address has been resolved yet? Perhaps the delay is a very slow DNS machine on the 'Net. Your HOSTS file eliminates that possibility - the address has already been resolved.


Oddysey