At work I have been using a hosts file on a Win98 machine to effectively block ads. I tried this on MD8.2 using 127.0.0.3 (as recommended by a site that provided the hosts file) as the IP. The rationale was that since I'm running Apache, I needed to use an address other than 127.0.0.1.
Well, anytime I view a site that has something blocked by the hosts file, I get a 404 error displayed there the page/media should be. Also, if I visit the root of a blocked site like www.msn.com, my web root gets displayed. I tried changing 127.0.0.3 to 0.0.0.0, but got the same result. So, I briefly tried squid and squidguard. I couldn't get squidguard set up and before I invest my time, I was wondering if anybody has used it to block Internet ads and how it works. Or, is there another tool I should be using? TIA, Todd -- Todd Slater The current tune is Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow - You Know What I Mean Education, which was at first made universal in order that all might be able to read and write, has been found capable of serving quite other purposes. By instilling nonsense it unifies populations and generates collective enthusiasm. (Bertrand Russell)
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