Re: Forcing Firefox Image Load Block List to client computers.

[Yousef Syed <yousef.syed () gmail com>]

Many websites redirect directly using the IP addresses, instead of the
name (Thus bypassing the hosts lookup).
Is it possible to get a list of IP addresses and add them to a DENY list?

ys


On 09/12/05, Cornel Diaconu <cornel () vigra ro> wrote:
> Saqib Ali wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I have compiled a list (
> > http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/?action=viewtopic&id=169 ) of Ad sites
> > that need to be blocked to on Mozilla Firefox for our users.
> >
> > I was wondering if there is a easy to force this list down to all
> > client computers that are running Mozilla Firefox. Or better if there
> > a way to configure Mozilla to retrieve the updated list from the URL
> > on a daily basis.
> >
> > The list is available at:
> > http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/?action=viewtopic&id=169
> >
> > Let me know if you have any addition to the list. I am trying to block
> > all advertisers.
>
> There is another (better ?) way to block ad-sites, just the way you want
> to do !
> Visit this site :  http://everythingisnt.com/hosts.html (Mike Skallas'
> ad block hosts file)
> You can download his <<hosts>> file from there and copy it over your
> existing hosts file, or if you want to preserve it, merge it with your
> <<hosts>> file.
> He (Mike) compiled hundreds of ad sites (in fact there are over 1200
> sites listed there !!!!), and his way of blocking them really works (I
> do that !! - I've even contributed with some sites in my country .RO !!)
> The idea is to fool any internet accessing program that certain sites
> have the IP = 127.0.0.1 (that is, your localhost).
> This way, all programs will benefit of the list, not just Firefox...
>
>
>
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