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I would just like to say, AntiOnline was created as a free site with minimal ads and should remain so. For anyone who does not wish to constantly look at a Micro$hit ad that takes up half the page every time you read a thread, simply download the .zip file, extract the folder that applies to you, and run the .bat file. Simple and easy.
I will continue to update these files as needed for the increasing ads that JupiterMedia is forcing us to look at, until that is, they offer Banner Free Surfing.
Proxomitron
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Banner Free Surfing seems to be working fine for me. Seems to have kicked in today, I'm no longer getting any of those MS ads (ironic that we get MS ads here?) :)
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The3ntropy this files are with KaZaA Lite. This files are made from the programmers of KaZaA Lite not from you don't steal others hard work.
powertoad5000, same here, seems to work :D
I use proxomitron on win and I honestly don't know were the **** you're all worried about ;)... I see nothing of a banner ad at all.
Those files aren't made by KaZaA-programmers... KaZaA SuperTrick uses this...trick...yes, but it's not an 'all exclusive' KaZaA-trick...Quote:
Originally posted by ii-monk
The3ntropy this files are with KaZaA Lite. This files are made from the programmers of KaZaA Lite not from you don't steal others hard work.
KaZaA's help comes with a pretty decent explanation of how the hosts-file works:
Note that you can also use this 'trick' on your Linux-box...Quote:
KaZaA help files
How do I block ads and pop-ups?
By using a simple trick. By editing a file called HOSTS you can competely block access to certain websites. Using this trick you can block websites that serve ads or onces that might compromize your privacy and security. This trick also speeds up the loading time of websites, because the ads don't have to be downloaded.
How exactly does the HOSTS file work?
The short answer is that the HOSTS file is like an address book. When you type an address like www.yahoo.com into your browser, the HOSTS file is consulted to see if you have the IP address, or "telephone number," for that site. If you do, then your computer will "call it" and the site will open. If not, your computer will ask your ISP's (internet service provider) computer for the phone number before it can "call" that site. Most of the time, you do not have addresses in your "address book," because you have not put any there. Therefore, most of the time your computer asks for the IP address from your ISP to find sites.
If you put ad server names into your HOSTS file with your own computer's IP address (Localhost: 127.0.0.1), your computer will never be able to contact the ad server. It will try to, but it will be simply calling itself and get sort of a "busy signal". Your computer will then give up calling the ad server and no ads will be loaded, nor will any tracking take place. Your choices for blocking sites are not just limited to blocking ad servers. You may block sites that serve advertisements, sites that serve objectionable content, or any other site that you choose to block. Also would it be possible to redirect a website to another website by using that website's IP adress in stead of your computers IP adress.
Where can I find that HOSTS file you are talking about?
This HOSTS file is located here:
Linux /etc
Windows 95/98/Me c:\windows\
Windows NT/2000/XP c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\
c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\
(you may need administrator access for Windows NT/2000)
NOTE: The HOSTS file does NOT have an extention (extensions are the .exe, .txt, .doc, etc. endings to filenames). HOSTS.sam is just an sample file, not the file you need to edit.
Hosts
How can I edit the HOSTS file?
You can open the HOSTS file by right-clicking on it and selecting "open with". Then select Notepad.
After that you can edit it similar as you would with a normal text file.
Now, something else... I hear a lot of people bitching about the earned site benefit that prevents those who earned that benefit from seeing ads...
Those people have a point: either the benefit should be taken away, or the ads should go... (As mentioned by PowerToad and Shrekkie, it seems this matter has been taken care of already).
Now, to the point. If it is a site benefit for those who earned it, don't you agree then that it shouldn't be a benefit for those who didn't earn it? By posting this thread, you just gave everyone that site benefit, earned or not... I don't have to remind you that AO depends on those ads, do I?
I know it's just a simple trick that most people already figured out themselves, but still...
What's next? A 'trick' for people who don't have 10 posts to get a custom avatar? Free access to conference rooms for everybody? Addicts Forum-access for everybody?
Negative >> I can't find them threads anymore, but everyone has access to the addicts forum already right ? ;) With them <hide from something inserts>, or has that been fixed ?
Negative, How is this thread's explanation of how to get rid of ads any different than your thread that explains how to use proximitron to block ads? They both do the same job (I know proximitron does more), yet you complain when The3ntropy tells people how to block ads with a hosts file? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Neg is right , AO needs to live of ads these days... JUPM is a company... get over it the ads won't kill you.Quote:
. I don't have to remind you that AO depends on those ads, do I?
Although I have to admit I really like the *site benefit* , but on, the other hand I wouldn't give a **** if there were ads ( as long it ain't M$ Ads :D)
The point is , if JP kept it without ads it would surely die, If JUPM doesn't use ads it surely dies, and after all
that's not what we want , do we ?
I know the company isn't going to keep a site up that is a loss but this is about ' net choices. If you feel it is necessary to keep the site going may i suggest you don't use a popup blocker on sites you frequent that use those tools to help keep them up and running.
I know that alot of pop ups are annoying but when it comes to seeing an add across the top of this site i really gota say that i dont care if they advertise. JupMedia has to pay for this site somehow soi its either advertise or charge a subscription fee. If they started doing that i know i wouldnt be here anymore. So before we start bitching about people trying to run a business lets think about what we get in return.
I have to scroll down to see the rest of the thread anyway ;) ghehehehe
Ads are not a problem for me unless they become really too big and invasive or if they slow down my connection, what can quickly happen with small connections on a forum site.
I hope that JUPM will never commit the error to depreciate the AO surfing comfort with ads. It is so easy to discourage new members with such errors.
KC
Negative it was my fault. I read a post on k-lite about this file and maybe i had misunderstood. Sorry The3ntropy. My mistake.
I find it funny that a bunch of problem solving computer geeks cannot figure out how to download and set up a service such as proximitron, or build their own proxy that can do the same html tweaking. There are enough programs out there to strip out about anything you want from the html, as well as source code to build your own.
AO is owned by someone who has to generate revenue to make it worth keeping. Get used to it.
Don't whine about your problems....fix them.
I just took the time to see what your nifty lil zip file did. Although tweaking the hosts file might help, doing a straight up copy using your bat file will wipe out any previous changes that the user might have made.
Another little problem is that by sending all microsoft.com traffic to 127.0.0.1, you are basically screwing up your access to windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
Instead of posting a hosts file and bat files, it might be better to simply post a tutorial on how to make the changes themselves or point the user to one that already exists. Not only would that reduce the number of problems by people who run the code and run into issues (then coming to you), it would also shift the responsibility to the end user. The whole give a man a fish, teach a man to fish thing....
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Originally posted here by Juridian
I just took the time to see what your nifty lil zip file did. Although tweaking the hosts file might help, doing a straight up copy using your bat file will wipe out any previous changes that the user might have made.
Another little problem is that by sending all microsoft.com traffic to 127.0.0.1, you are basically screwing up your access to windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
Instead of posting a hosts file and bat files, it might be better to simply post a tutorial on how to make the changes themselves or point the user to one that already exists. Not only would that reduce the number of problems by people who run the code and run into issues (then coming to you), it would also shift the responsibility to the end user. The whole give a man a fish, teach a man to fish thing....
That is all very true except for screwing up windows update. Windows update will still work. I tested the .bat file and then ran windows update just to be sure, and it worked just fine.
I honestly don't understand why people complain when there's an ad at the top of a page, these websites do need income somehow seeing as they are providing you a free service. As far as I can tell the ads have grown a little in size but nothing absurd, they're off at the top and bottom of the page... It's not like when you open the site 30 pop-ups open and it takes you 10 minutes to find the browser with the original website in it, that's when they become a nuisance. If you do have a connection that's so slow that a slight increase in ad size causes you grief then by all means do something about it but otherwise don't complain because if they take them away then you'll end up without a website as soon as the cash runs out.