[hblug] Domain change

[Michael Adams]

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:34:27 +1300
Rose McGillicuddy wrote:

> Rose McGillicuddy wrote:
> > Michael Adams wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >> /etc/hosts should contain the old hostname. Just edit the file to
> >> reflect the new hostname. Don't touch the localhost name!
> >> Bad karma will be incurred on all your issue.
> >> Incidentally this file is also usefull for banning any website:
> >>
> >> 0.0.0.0    ads.doubleclick.com
> >>
> >> is all you need as an example. It speeds up any website which
> >fetches> ads from this website.
> >>
> > 
> > 0.0.0.0    ads.doubleclick.com  - is this a new file, or a line
> > added to /etc/hosts ?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Rose
> 
> Should have looked first.  I see there is a hosts deny in /etc/hosts 
> does it go there?
> Taa
> 

That is the modern way of doing it. I actually forgot that the
/etc/hosts file had been broken up and put into /etc/hosts/ directory.
Age and too long running Linux.

In the first example 0.0.0.0 tells the IPCop box to look for
ads.doubleclick.com at this TCP/IP address, which doesn't exist
anywhere. That keeps certain sites banned from your network. A business
can use it to ban Trademe at work.

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By the way you can use Adblock Plus as a personal solution. You can
prevent the browser requesting ads from any given website. Adblock Plus
is a recommended Firefox Addon. 

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1865/
 
This makes a better personal solution because some family members may
get the pip that you are blocking their access to certain sites,
irrespective of which sites they are.

-- 
Michael
 Those that can, do; those that can't, teach.