I occasionally tried rebooting/logging out/restarting Firefox/ after each change. But really I was using a CLI to ping them.
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Chris Dunford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So what's the point of trying to add ::1 back? Paranoia? Maybe. But in >> fact, after adding it back just now, the hosts file is still working >> perfectly! WTF???? > > I don't have the answers to these questions, not really being an expert in > this area. Hopefully someone else who knows more about it will. > > But here's a question: did you close and restart your browser after making > changes? Most (all?) of the browsers only process the hosts file at > startup. > > You probably did, but it's the possibility that bubbles to the top of the > list for me. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
