Stop me from doing this...

[Law]

You could edit your hosts file so they wont load in any browser, or I am sure that there is a Firefox extension that would do it.



If you would like to do the first one, open your hosts file in a text editor:

Windows 95/98/Me - c:\windows\hosts
Windows NT/2000/XP Pro - c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Windows XP Home - c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Linux - /etc/hosts

and add in the following lines at the bottom:

127.0.0.1  digg.com
127.0.0.1  bbc.co.uk
127.0.0.1  techbargains.com
127.0.0.1  slashdot.org

Now if you try to go to one of those sites it should say that the server is unavailable or something similar.

Does it really work? Because I've seen people bypassing the host file just by simply typing www.digg.com (not digg.com) and it'll completely bypass it, or use google to search digg.com and the link will work. Reason being, if the computer can't find a route from the HOST file, it will contact the DNS server. Unless you specify all the link to diggs.com (which is a lot of work), then it'll be useful.

The best solution is to use EzProxy, installed it on your computer, point your web browser proxy setting to 127.0.0.1 port 8080 default. Block the site you need and it'll work perfectly.

 

[molsen]

speak for yourself

no, we're trying to help YOU out....I don't have that sort of a problem

 

[molsen]

i know what it's in response to, i still don't see what that has to do with me speaking for myself.

 

[b0dge]

m4a1 pt2: Once, in the deep, dark past, I found myself looking at tech sites more than I looked at porn sites. It was a hard time, but I brought myself through it by thinking "Hey, why don't I just look at porn instead of techie stuff?"

Moral: Self control is answer to many (if not all) of the world's problems.

 

[molsen]

I don't need to rely on myslef, I have technology to do it for me. If you figure the only way to avoid goign to the websites is self-control, speak for yourself.

I still don't get it. I have no problem, thus I don't see a need to speak for myself. And I didn't say that self control was the only way, I said it was the best way. If you're just looking for a quick fix, sure, tech. yourself out. But self-control is the path to many things: enlightenment, self-improvement, etc.:bald:

 

[b0dge]

I still don't get it. I have no problem, thus I don't see a need to speak for myself. And I didn't say that self control was the only way, I said it was the best way. If you're just looking for a quick fix, sure, tech. yourself out. But self-control is the path to many things: enlightenment, self-improvement, etc.:bald:

Amen to that, brother!

 

[TriEclipse]

You could edit your hosts file so they wont load in any browser, or I am sure that there is a Firefox extension that would do it.



If you would like to do the first one, open your hosts file in a text editor:

Windows 95/98/Me - c:\\windows\\hosts
Windows NT/2000/XP Pro - c:\\winnt\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts
Windows XP Home - c:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\etc\\hosts
Linux - /etc/hosts

and add in the following lines at the bottom:

127.0.0.1  digg.com
127.0.0.1  bbc.co.uk
127.0.0.1  techbargains.com
127.0.0.1  slashdot.org

Now if you try to go to one of those sites it should say that the server is unavailable or something similar.

Coincidentally, that is also how you USED to be able to block people on MySpace from seeing you when you visited their MySpace and if they were using a tracker like Profilesnoop. You would add www.profilesnoop.com to your hosts list, so you wouldnt connect.

Now, you can only track people that have the same tracker as you, and theres no need to block the site.

Like a stalker is going to join a tracker site and let himself get tracked. I dont get their logic.