Lee Elliott wrote:
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> What happens with this particular package is that there's a local file
> linking IP addreses to urls, that is checked before looking for it on
> the net, rather like a local DNS. By linking ad/banner server urls to,
> say the local IP 127.0.0.1, the look-up fails and is abandoned with the
> result that you don't download anything from these servers i.e adverts
> etc :-)
So basically it speeds up web browsing by not downloading the banner ad
graphics? If so, take a look at the junkbuster package. I use it here and
it works quite nicely. It's packaged for both potato and woody.
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| everything is of great understanding,
'91 GS500E | for belief in one false principle is the
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