HOSTS ascii file question...

[RJK]

re: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

I downloaded the HOSTS file and slapped it in my
Windows XP = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

folder, without a care in the world. Obviously, I should have renamed the
one that was in there in case I had to refer back to it....too late now. As
I read down the page (link above), I see that,

"If you are using a HOSTS file now, check to see if there are any needed
entries before you replace it with the new download. Several users have
reported overwriting their entries for Norton's Email Protection.

127.0.0.1 pop3.norton.antivirus
127.0.0.1 pop3.spa.norton.antivirus
"

So have I got to hack open HOSTS with notepad and put these two lines in
somewhere, and is so where ? ....hang on, I could charge off and have a
look in W98se's HOST file, ....

My W98se HOST file contains:-

# Copyright (c) 1998 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP stack for Windows98
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost


....so it doesn't seem to contain the

127.0.0.1 pop3.norton.antivirus
127.0.0.1 pop3.spa.norton.antivirus entries mentioned in
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

....mmmm.....do I need to do anything ?

BIG TIA

regards, Richard

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

re: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

I downloaded the HOSTS file and slapped it in my
Windows XP = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

folder, without a care in the world. Obviously, I should have
renamed the one that was in there in case I had to refer back to
it....too late now. As I read down the page (link above), I see that,

"If you are using a HOSTS file now, check to see if there are any
needed entries before you replace it with the new download. Several
users have reported overwriting their entries for Norton's Email
Protection.

127.0.0.1 pop3.norton.antivirus
127.0.0.1 pop3.spa.norton.antivirus
"

So have I got to hack open HOSTS with notepad and put these two lines
in somewhere, and is so where ? ....hang on, I could charge off and
have a look in W98se's HOST file, ....

My W98se HOST file contains:-

# Copyright (c) 1998 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP stack for
Windows98 #
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host
name. # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at
least one # space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost


...so it doesn't seem to contain the

127.0.0.1 pop3.norton.antivirus
127.0.0.1 pop3.spa.norton.antivirus entries mentioned in
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

...mmmm.....do I need to do anything ?

BIG TIA

regards, Richard

Do use Norton Anti-Virus?

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[RJK]

yes ...on both platforms, which is why I was wondering why the entries:-
127.0.0.1 pop3.norton.antivirus
127.0.0.1 pop3.spa.norton.antivirus
are not present in c:\windows\hosts.sam, all that was in that file there I
pasted into, in my previous post:-
"127.0.0.1 localhost" is the last line in hosts.sam - W98se c:\

I see that I've made an error anyway, (how unusual!). In my first post I
should have said,
"I downloaded the HOSTS. file and slapped it in my Windows XP =
D:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC"
not "I downloaded the HOSTS file and slapped it in my Windows XP =
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC"

i.e. w98se on c:\ XP Pro on d:\ NFW 2002 and Systemworks/NAV2003 on
both. And I overwrote the XP hosts. file with the download. Hence I'm
left wondering if the two entries mentioned on
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm were present in the overwritten hosts.
file, and if they were, should I put'em in ?

BIG thnx for any help.

regards, Richard

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

yes ...on both platforms, which is why I was wondering why the
entries:- 127.0.0.1 pop3.norton.antivirus
127.0.0.1 pop3.spa.norton.antivirus
are not present in c:\windows\hosts.sam, all that was in that file
there I pasted into, in my previous post:-
"127.0.0.1 localhost" is the last line in hosts.sam - W98se
c:\

I see that I've made an error anyway, (how unusual!). In my first
post I should have said,
"I downloaded the HOSTS. file and slapped it in my Windows XP =
D:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC"
not "I downloaded the HOSTS file and slapped it in my Windows XP =
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC"

i.e. w98se on c:\ XP Pro on d:\ NFW 2002 and Systemworks/NAV2003
on both. And I overwrote the XP hosts. file with the download.
Hence I'm left wondering if the two entries mentioned on
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm were present in the overwritten
hosts. file, and if they were, should I put'em in ?

BIG thnx for any help.

regards, Richard

Yes, you need them for NAV's email scan and I would put them above the lines
Mike adds to HOSTS, but it doesn't really matter.
But your better off turning off the email scan. It provides no added
protection and is just a marketing gimmick. It can definitely cause
problems in email clients, especially Outlook Express.

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[RJK]

Hugely obliged. I was aware of "turn off NAV email scanning" thing. I've
read a couple of times in the past that the "visual," (for want of a better
description), part of the NAV email scanner could be turned off, and that
the software still scans incoming email.

regards, Richard

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

Hugely obliged. I was aware of "turn off NAV email scanning" thing.
I've read a couple of times in the past that the "visual," (for want
of a better description), part of the NAV email scanner could be
turned off, and that the software still scans incoming email.

regards, Richard

No, it doesn't still scan incoming email, but it still prevents you from
opening or saving a virus attachment.

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