Posted by justafingerpicker on 09/28/05 03:27

AlmostBob wrote:
> --
> like fu_ a porcupine
> 1000 pri_ks against one
> _
> <justafingerpicker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1127871270.022155.280470@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> > I'm a rooky at this sort of stuff, so I'll ask: What's the deal with
> > this Hosts file patch?
> patch it INTO your hosts file
> >Does it offer any safety from individual identification?
> NO thats not what a hosts file does, hosts file provide local dns lookup
> inthis case redirection of named domains to ip
> > Do I need to list ALL of the ISPs it contains?
> Yes they are remaps of all the former frontcode server names, you dont want
> to miss the one that you may get randomly connected to
> >

I tried earlier (testing) by replacing hosts file, and I was able to
download, then I saw a post about a typo in the thing and got...well,
nervous.

Question still hangs, too, on whether I'm identifiable if I attempt to
connect this way. I'm reluctant to share out much if I am identifiable.

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