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10.4: Host name resolution works as expected
This hint, combined with the information at Mike's Ad Blocking Hosts File will enable Mac users to screen out many ads while they're browsing. The idea is to map well-known ad servers to the localhost (127.0.0.1), so the ad servers never get a chance to slow you down and waste your bandwidth. I've been using it for 18 months without a glitch.
There are Mac-specific instructions to updating your hosts file, and to configuring lookupd. I was fortunate that my Macs haven't needed any tweaking, I only needed to edit the hosts file.
10.4: Host name resolution works as expected
Is their a way to search the cache like you can dig an external dns server?
10.4: Host name resolution works as expected
Or, you could just use PithHelmet, a free (well, donationware) Safari plugin. I've found it to be far, far more effective than the AdBlock plugin for Firefox. Adblock on Firefox seems to catch about 80% of ads. PithHelmet on Safari catches more like 97%. |
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