Re: HR electronic warfare (long)

Subject: Re: HR electronic warfare (long)
From: "Ed Wurster" <eawurster -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:36:40 -0500

----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy"
> Mike O. wrote:
> > Oh, by the way, if you don't want to be tracked by MaxHire, hostfile
'em.
> > Add this line to your hosts file:

> > 127.0.0.1 maxhire.net

> > This means any time your computer tries to connect with maxhire.net
> > (includine when the web bug tries to connect), the connection will fail.

> > (in Win2k, the hosts file is located at
C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts)

> Except for one detail: 127.0.0.1 is also known as "localhost" --
>

Mike's suggested method of blocking is ok. Read more about it at:

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


Ed Wurster

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