dman84 wrote: > michael lefevre wrote: > >> In article <6xLj8.35076$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> TazMainiac wrote: >> >>> I have a HOSTS file that maps many ad servers to 0.0.0.0 >>> (see http://www.smartin-designs.com). >>> >>> In versions of Mozilla prior to 0.9.9, this worked wonderfully. >> >> >> >> it did? i had dialogs popping up all over the place in 0.9.7 and .9.8 >> just the same... >> >> >>> Now in 0.9.9, I'm getting "The connection was refused when >>> attempting to contact <site>" pop-up. This is *highly* annoying. >>> How do I stop it? >> >> >> >> you can't stop those pop-ups. there is a RFE filed to change the >> pop-ups >> into placeholder pages, which should sort things out if and when it gets >> implemented - http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28586 >> >> as a workaround, what you can do is point the hosts entries at the IP of >> a webserver that exists (maybe you have one running on your local >> network, or run one yourself?) - then mozilla will get 404s back from >> that server, instead of connection refused messages, and you won't get >> the annoying dialogs. >> > > I think that is what he said is that it doesn't work anymore, is the > work around.. > > -dman84
I just downloaded & installed the minimal 127.0.0.1 HOSTS file. I already use BOTH WebWasher 3.2 b3 (set for port 4444) & Socks Ad Blocker (Sox 5, port 1080), everything using 127.0.0.1. I'm encountering no problems, but don't even know if using the 127.0.0.1 HOSTS was the way to do it. Should I have used the 0.0.0.1 file? BTW, I stopped using AdSubtract SE cuz there was a crash at boot-up with the Quick Launch Mozilla javascript engine. I didn't want Asa getting spammed with that crash report! This NG is such a great treasure trove of tips you'd never get from an ad-supported site. & I do think it COOL that Netscape/AOL looks the other way (usually!). Rgds, Nigel L
