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Posted by Hammerer on 10/09/05 22:07
"speeder" <no.spam@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:gf2jk11j3vn7gah5o8cmr8qjsqlmdhe1vh@4ax.com...
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> On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 09:33:33 -0700, -Angela-
> <TarapiaTapioco@jetmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>Yes, George. But it's used when, as you say, you fire up the client and
> >>connect. What Finntroll is saying is that he could theoretically enter
any
> >>offending IP's into his Hosts file and presumably redirect them to
127.0.0.1
> >>(the localhost) so that the next time he connects THEY wouldn't be able
to.
> >>To be honest, he'd be better off using PeerGuardian, or entering them
> >>directly into his firewall. Of course, there's always anti-leeching
tools.
> >>Hi, George!
> >>
> >
> >You're not so terrible Hammerer !! This is a post for the record,
> >one to write home about, no, one to *call* home about !! Yes! that's
> >what I did. What?-- *You* giving a senseable, straight-forward,
> >'might just be right' reply??? and even to George Hester !! I
> >thought he was your favorite person to mis-lead down the stairway of
> >doom. Your reputation is on the line here now I guess you know. I
> >have been lurking here for a spell and this just shocked the shite out
> >of me. Come clean- you're *really* a nice guy aren't you? Forget
> >it, you'd never admit to that eh? ;o)
>
> I hate to shock the shite out of you Angela (again), but Hammerer is
> wrong...
>
> The hosts file (or HOSTS, as George puts it) is only for domain name
> lookups and will not work the way Hammerer described by putting IPs
> directly into it (if the comp knows the IP it doesn't have to lookup
> anything, now does it?).
>
> As much as Hammerer might have tried to help, his neurons simply over
> struggled him and and rendered him incapable of such act. Maybe it's a
> DNA thing. You see, he simply can not be "senseable, straight-forward,
> might-just-be-right" kinda guy. And specially not to George.
>
> I guess your reputation is right where we would expect it, right
> Hammerer?
>
My reputation precedes me . . . . and my neurons simply "over struggle" me.
I'm a helpful guy!
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