Re: Forcing Firefox Image Load Block List to client computers.

[Cornel Diaconu <cornel () vigra ro>]

Saqib Ali wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have compiled a list (
> http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/?action=viewtopic&id=169 ) of Ad sites
> that need to be blocked to on Mozilla Firefox for our users.
>
> I was wondering if there is a easy to force this list down to all
> client computers that are running Mozilla Firefox. Or better if there
> a way to configure Mozilla to retrieve the updated list from the URL
> on a daily basis.
>
> The list is available at:
> http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/?action=viewtopic&id=169
>
> Let me know if you have any addition to the list. I am trying to block
> all advertisers.
>  

There is another (better ?) way to block ad-sites, just the way you want 
to do !
Visit this site :  http://everythingisnt.com/hosts.html (Mike Skallas' 
ad block hosts file)
You can download his <<hosts>> file from there and copy it over your 
existing hosts file, or if you want to preserve it, merge it with your 
<<hosts>> file.
He (Mike) compiled hundreds of ad sites (in fact there are over 1200 
sites listed there !!!!), and his way of blocking them really works (I 
do that !! - I've even contributed with some sites in my country .RO !!)
The idea is to fool any internet accessing program that certain sites 
have the IP = 127.0.0.1 (that is, your localhost).
This way, all programs will benefit of the list, not just Firefox...



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