Re: tlug: Offline mode in Netscape

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

>>>>> "Gregory" == Gregory Tucker <tuckerg@example.com> writes:

    Gregory> "Stephen J. Turnbull" wrote:

    >> You could also do this with /etc/hosts.deny IIRC.  I have a
    >> friend, who shall remain nameless due to his security concerns,
    >> wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more, say no more, who has a
    >> list of about 40 banner ad sites in his /etc/hosts.deny....

    Gregory> Is there any chance that this "friend", nudge, nudge,
    Gregory> wing, wink, could email me a copy of his hosts.deny file? 
    Gregory> Can I assume that there is no proprietary information in
    Gregory> his/her file?

Probably; actually it's Steve Baur (who gave a talk on personal
security on the 'Net; I was in an odd mood writing that message).

The information can't be proprietary; it's gained by simply being
ruthless about adding the addresses of banner sources to the relevant
file.

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