Posted by George Hester on 09/25/05 21:17

"Uncle Fester" <longlivewinmx@everywhere.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96DC6A6A628D6BURNWACKO@204.153.244.170...
> On 25 Sep 2005, "Leon Trollski" <fandom@netguy.net> posted some
> news:RfzZe.261217$Hk.71268@pd7tw1no:
>
> >
> > "fred-bloggs" <fred-bloggs@hahahotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:4336b4ef$0$35983$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfreenews.net...
> >> anthonyberet <nospam@me.invalid> wrote in
> >> news:3pnqgjFb9u7uU1@individual.net:
> >>
> >> > Leon Trollski wrote:
> >> >> PeerGuardian newbie that I am, I can't see how to add this custom
> >> >> list to the app or exactly what it does. Is it meant to filter
> false
> >> >> positives?
> >> >>
> >> > It is meant to filter type 5 fakes:
> >> >
> >> > - I must get update this page, methinks:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.geocities.com/anthony_beret/winmxfakefiles.html
> >> >
> >> > I too am having a fiddly time putting the list into PG2
> >>
> >> This might help?
> >> http://methlabs.org/wiki/list_editing
> >>
> >> --
> >> fred
> >
> > none of the options pick up this "file_flooding_ftards" download, does
> it
> > need to be renamed as .txt? Or is it meant for use with Sygate?
> >
> > Ah ok, rename with .txt and the add feature will see it now. And it's
> > really a list the app can read.
> >
> > So simple. Why was this left out?
> >
> >
> >
>
> No offense, but maybe because it's so simple to figure out.
>
> It's very helpful to use PG or firewall tweaks for those running
> primaries. I stuck a couple of old boxes in some strategic locations
> running as primaries with PG on them and just watched for a bit. I have
> nothing shared on them so there's nothing to browse. The flooders
> attached and started almost immediately but things have settled down
> nicely in the last 4 hours or so. Either they go in spurts or they
> figure out after a while they're being blocked and move on. Bandwidth
> use dropped 60%.
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Uncle you think I could help my u/l speed by running Gaurdian?

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George Hester
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