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Old June 21st, 2002
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Originally posted by Peerless
Please oh knowlegable one, tell us all how to put the simple text message into the WINDOWS main folder to put an end to the spywares access to the net.
Enter a 'hosts' file.
A correctly filled 'hosts' file which contains non-viable return addresses for each of the 'hosts' which are requesting returns from you for their own nefarious purposes.
'They' ask and you reply with a message that goes to 127.0.0.1 never-never land.

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