...which raises several questions including, "Could it have been the case
that XP never read / implemented my hosts file in the etc directory because
in IE6 - Security - Local Intranet zone, I hadn't cleared the check box
"Include all sites that bypass the proxy server?"

regards, Richard


"RJK" wrote in message
...
YES !!!! YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES
!!!!YES
!!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES
!!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES !!!!YES
!!!!

it's working !!!! ...after all this time !
well.... hosts isn't working but, the procedure on
http://www.schooner.com/~loverso/no-ads/#howtouse is :-)

I just carefully worked throught the few odds and ends in
http://www.schooner.com/~loverso/no-ads/#howtouse and cleared cookies and
tif and double clicked my big blue E and my ISP's
http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/
home page just loaded and at the top where the banner ad. always is, is
now
showing "Action Cancelled"

I only saw an "action cancelled" once or twice in the distant past and
then
the banner ads. were back !

This time around I again added edited the no-ads.pac file variable
'normal'
to:-
var normal = "http://www-cache.freeserve.com:8080"; as I'd done in the
past
when attempting this procedure...

and added the
file://C:/WINDOWS/system32/drivers/etc/no-ads.pac pathname to my DUN's
automatic configuration script slot, as I'd done before.
(don't ask me why I'm storing it in etc ...it seemed as good a place as
any
! :-)

.....oh, and I did the http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=271361 thing as
well ! :-)

This morning - this time around having a 'go' with no-ads.pac, in IE6 -
Security - Local Intranet zone, I cleared the check box "Include all sites
that bypass the proxy server," ( I hadn't spotted that when I tried
this -
weeks and weeks ago )...... and it WORKS. ...touch wood.

regards, Richard

Now, I should be able to stuff no-ads.pac full of lots more ad. server
url's or domain name, must go in and have a look at the
syntax/nomenclature
for it, I don't want to upset it now, do I !!
















"David Candy" wrote in message
...
Wouldn't it be better to post your hosts file.

--
----------------------------------------------------------
'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...392635123.html

"RJK" wrote in message
...
After HOURS and HOURS of fiddling and tweaking, it seems that because my
ISP
server? dishes up both ad and non-ad content, this is why my host file
NEVER
works.

So I thought the EXPERTS in here might like to take a look at, and
comment
on
http://www.schooner.com/~loverso/no-ads/#howtouse

regards, Richard

....I used to use a *.pac file years ago, looks like I'll be having
another
got at this :-)




"AlmostBob" wrote in message
...
127.0.0.1 localhost is Good, localhost is a reserved name and thats what
is
should be, there are dozens of hosts files available for download that
you
can
use http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm is good stuff

--
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters

"RJK" wrote in message
...
| ...that never seemed to do anything on my machinee.g. block content
from
the
| out of date list of domain names from mvps.org :-)
|
| ...WHAT exactly should be the first line in the hosts file
|
| 127.0.0.1 localhost
|
| ...do i have to change "localhost" to be something to do with my
computer
| e.g. my computer name , or change it to something to do with my ISP.
As
| is obvious I don't know anything about networking but, I keep coming
back
| to the hosts file, and having another fiddle, becuase I would like to
block
| the banner ads. from bluestreak, doubleclick and tangozebra and so
on.
|
| TIA, regards, Richard
|
| p.s. I HAVE got a check in the box "Bypass proxy server for local
addresses"
| because MY DUN connection has proxy settings:-
| http://www-cache.freeserve.com port 8080
| http://www-cache.freeserve.com port 8080 in the HTTP: and FTP: slots.
|
|