Posted by AlmostBob on 09/26/05 06:08

Its simple,
DO NOT replace the anti spyware hosts file on your system
just paste the lines for the winmx peer servers into it
make sure that there is only one
127.0.0.1 localhost
line, and that it is the first line not commented out,
other redirects can be inserted anywhere in any order

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"FatKat" <robynari@juno.com> wrote in message
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>
> pooter wrote:
> > Saul Levy [saullevy1@cox.net] said
> > > One other thing I just thought of: Maybe BOTH ends have to be using
> > > the hosts file? That would really slow things down...
> > >
> >
> > Why do you think they do not both need the hosts file already and why do
> > you think this requirement would slow things down?
>
> He may be worrying about host files because new host files have become
> available on the internet, and it seems perfectly reasonable that
> somebody might begin to think of compatibility issues.
>

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