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RobertVA
Am I misunderstanding the use of the Hosts file to block web sites?
I thought adding "127.0.0.1 acme.com" was supposed to override the
Domain Name Server's data for the IP address when ANY browsers requested
a page from acme.com (made up domain name), directing the browser to the
local hard drive. Since the requested page probably isn't on my hard
drive this should permit me to block things like advertising pop-ups
from that site.
So many sites won't function without JavaScript. I'm not enthusiastic
about turning it off.
However, I continue to find cookies from these domains when I scan for
tracking cookies. Third party cookies are turned off in my browser
security settings too. Today I was even subject to a pop-up window with
one of the supposedly blocked domains displaying in the browser address bar!
IF the sites opening these ads are using the site's actual IP address to
bypass the Hosts file, should the address bar be displaying the IP
address or the URL?
TIA
I thought adding "127.0.0.1 acme.com" was supposed to override the
Domain Name Server's data for the IP address when ANY browsers requested
a page from acme.com (made up domain name), directing the browser to the
local hard drive. Since the requested page probably isn't on my hard
drive this should permit me to block things like advertising pop-ups
from that site.
So many sites won't function without JavaScript. I'm not enthusiastic
about turning it off.
However, I continue to find cookies from these domains when I scan for
tracking cookies. Third party cookies are turned off in my browser
security settings too. Today I was even subject to a pop-up window with
one of the supposedly blocked domains displaying in the browser address bar!
IF the sites opening these ads are using the site's actual IP address to
bypass the Hosts file, should the address bar be displaying the IP
address or the URL?
TIA