Anyone use HOSTS file for better browsing?

daveleebond

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I already had a few entries of my own, but just found a source for a very comprehensive list, it includes a batch file to auto add.

And I must say, browsing is lightening now :)

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(hosts.zip is about halfway down the page)

(Also anyone using Chrome, because just re-tried it and am now a convert over FF.)
 
It certainly can speed up the loading of a site when you remove all the 'external' tracking crap that they all seem to include these days.

Unfortunately though, there seems to be a growing trend to code these trackers so that they wait for a response for 30 secs or more before allowing the rest of the page to load so putting certain trackers in the hosts file can make certain web-sites almost unusable.

To get around this you need to use a browser or proxy which supports dynamically stripping out the superfluous code from web-pages so its never executed. I used to use Proxomitron to filter pages but not really used it for a while now so not sure if its kept up with the latest techniques.
 
I tried chrome when it was in beta but it was too secure Im a perv who likes the occasional porn page
whats it like now i use opera as my main browser and ff if a page dont work properly

edogg
 
i used to use that all the time - just remember to keep it updated.
 
I use chrome as my main browser. Quick loading and I like the most visited websites icons in the new tab
 
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