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  From: Jake Hawkes <jake@eclectic.com.au>
  To  : darylp@au1.ibm.com
  Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 09:45:06 +0930

Re: Banner adverts cont.

in the file /etc/host.conf:

order host, bind

"host" being the hosts file, "bind" being a nameserver (either on
localhost or any other DNS configured)

note that this is the default "order", otherwise, getting to machines on
your LAN would take ages, 'cos the DNS would have to time out *first*
then the hosts file consulted.

darylp@au1.ibm.com wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> Under OS/2 in config.sys you need to set the parameter:
> SET USE_HOSTS_FIRST=1
> So you PC looks at the name / IP address in the hosts file 1st.
> Those annoying banner sites are listed as 127.0.0.1 & are made null & void
> :)
> 
> Perhaps somebody can tell us what the command / config is under Linux?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Daryl Pilkington
> IBM Certified System Expert:- OS/2 Warp Server
> 
> 2nd Level Server Support
> IBM Global Services Australia
> 
> Group Tel: +61-2-9354-7150  Direct: Tel: +61-2-9354-4205  Mobile:
> +61-414-327-957  Email: darylp@au1.ibm.com
> 
> linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au on 29-06-99 17:23:50
> 
> To:   "Shaun" <ether@chariot.net.au>, LinuxSA@linuxsa.org.au
> cc:    (bcc: Daryl Pilkington/Australia/Contr/IBM)
> Subject:  Re: Banner adverts cont.
> 
> I think that /etc/hosts should do the same thing form you. Not 100% sure,
> but am sure that someone here will let me know if I gave you bad info.
> 
> Rob.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shaun <ether@chariot.net.au>
> To: LinuxSA@linuxsa.org.au <LinuxSA@linuxsa.org.au>
> Date: Tuesday, 29 June 1999 3:46 PM
> Subject: Banner adverts cont.
> 
> >hello all,
> >
> >when in windows i use a hosts file to stop banner ads,( \windows\hosts )
> >it looks like this;
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> ------------------
> >
> >127.0.0.1       image.excite.com                # no ads from excite
> >127.0.0.1       image.eimg.com                  # used by webcrawler...
> >127.0.0.1       adforce.imgis.com               # used by mamma
> >127.0.0.1       promotions.yahoo.com        # yahoo...
> >127.0.0.1       ads.lycos.com                   # lycos, whowhere
> >127.0.0.1       ad.doubleclick.net              # altavista
> >
> >etc...
> >
> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> ---------------------
> >
> >how can i do this in linux?
> >
> >
> >if anyone wants to use/view the hosts file,
> >www.chariot.net.au/~ether/hosts
> >
> >
> >thanks.
> > Shaun
> >
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e-mail: jake@eclectic.com.au

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