On 8/18/05, Sid Boyce
Jie Li wrote:
It's kind of off-topic. but I asked this question a couple of weeks ago. and now I have the solution:
install firefox install cumstomizegoogle extension
you will be surprised I strongly recommend this extension. you should give a try!!
www.cumstomizegoogle.com for more information
I couldn't find the article when I searched for it later, but I remembered at least part of the solution for blocking ads -- in /etc/hosts point the site URL to 127.0.0.1, e.g 127.0.0.1 207-87-18-203.wsmg.digex.net 127.0.0.1 Garden.ngadcenter.net 127.0.0.1 Ogilvy.ngadcenter.net 127.0.0.1 ResponseMedia-ad.flycast.com 127.0.0.1 Suissa-ad.flycast.com 127.0.0.1 UGO.eu-adcenter.net 127.0.0.1 VNU.eu-adcenter.net 127.0.0.1 a32.g.a.yimg.com 127.0.0.1 ad-adex3.flycast.com 127.0.0.1 ad.adsmart.net 127.0.0.1 ad.ca.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.de.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.fr.doubleclick.net 127.0.0.1 ad.doubleclick.net
I've also read that there is an upcoming feature for konqueror that will be able to block ad sites permanently with simply configuring "ad.*", "*gardencenter.*" etc. in the ad blocker. The only hangover from pointing to 127.0.0.1 is that it leaves a bold "Object Not Found" "The requested URL was not found on this server .....blah..blah...blah" on the page. I can't remember if the article did mention how to stop that appearing. The one drawback with ad blocking in mozilla/firefox is that it does not permanently block the ads, at least I haven't found a way to do it. some extension of firefox really do this. you should go to the site and see how good are they. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Keen licensed Private Pilot Retired IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks
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