> using a nameserver to map the domains to localhost. Much more elegant > than ad blocking proxies. >
An ad blocking proxy on your local box can do things like replace the ad with a transparent gif of the same size. Just doing it w/ DNS causes a couple of problems. One is that Netscape 4.x on unix totally chokes when it can't resolve the domain for images. the other is a lot of pages look really broken when the images are just missing. -Lkb > tack > > ------------------------------------------------ > Article 19: United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights: > http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/eng.htm > > "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes >freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart >information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." > > > _______________________________________________ > Bits mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.sugoi.org/mailman/listinfo/bits > _______________________________________________ Bits mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sugoi.org/mailman/listinfo/bits
