Posted by pooter on 01/19/32 11:27

[1@odds.com] said
> On 23 Sep 2005 23:11:29 GMT, "fred-bloggs"
> <fred-bloggs@hahahotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >1@odds.com wrote in news:v9u8j1h8rf9j99s37e2gsb9309ah07cnlv@4ax.com:
> >
> >> Copy and paste this into Windoze notepad. Save it as "Host" without
> >> any file extention.
> >>
> >>
> >> 1: Put the hosts file into this folder, overwriting the old one -
> >>
> >> C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc
> >>
> >> (assuming C: is your system drive)
> >>
> >> ***For Win98/Me users file location is C:\windows
> >>
> >> 2: Restart WinMX
> >>
> >>
> >> Win2K and XP users may need to go to the command prompt and enter:
> >>
> >> ipconfig/flushdns to make it work. This server is busy and may take
> >> 30 minutes to make your conection, so have patience.
> >>
> >>
> >> Proper credit and THANKS goes out to the great people at
> >> http://www.vladd44.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=26688#26688
> >>
> >
> >Note that in the download and in this post there are typos
> >**********************************************************
> >Each line should line up with the one below it.
> >There should be a space between each address.
> >Each address starts with c
> >
> >After editing, it works :)
>
>
> Good call Fred... It appears my news agent (Forté Agent) did a bit of
> formatting here... There should be a total of 12 lines *after* the
> 127.0.0.1 Localhost line, each starting with the IP address
> 82.195.155.5
>
> Also, now as much as ever, we need to have fake site IP's blocked in
> our firewalls. The first alternate server only allowed primary
> connections, but this one will allow secondary's also.
> Keep the rats off the ship !
>

Yep it is working, well to a fashion anyway, as nothing I search for is
there and I have just a single fella queuing up for half the contents of
my hard drive. :-)

I guess it will improve as more connect?

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