Posted by Uncle Fester on 09/26/05 08:20

On 25 Sep 2005, "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> posted some
news:7uEZe.6894$Xl2.5349@twister.nyroc.rr.com:

> "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%.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Uncle you think I could help my u/l speed by running Gaurdian?
>
If you're running as a primary I'd say yes. It certainly won't hurt
anything.

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