Posted by Triffid on 11/03/89 11:27

pooter wrote:
> [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?

She goes, she goes!!! Looks like the suits have met an immovable object!

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