parental control / web filter

[Siri Amrit Kaur]

On Wednesday 31 August 2005 10:06 am Alex Dean kindly wrote:
> I used a hosts file a while back which resolved a bunch of ad sites
> to 127.0.0.1.  This kept me from having to see lots of ads, but
> instead I saw lots of 404 errors.  Is this file you suggest the
> same approach or something else?
>
> Can one do includes in a hosts file?  So, for instance, I could
> break out the blocked sites into a bunch of smaller lists and
> selectively include the ones I wanted to block?

You know, you can always just download the hosts file (takes just a 
minute or so), copy any important lines from your existing hosts file 
to the top of it, make it your new hosts file, and use it for awhile 
to see if it works for your needs. It's so much simpler than 
installing new software or making a hardware firewall... you don't 
have anything to lose by trying it.

Siri Amrit