edgefield Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 (edited) moved Edited August 1, 2005 by edgefield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Good advice, but nearly everyone here on the forum knows about adblock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mx Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Good advice, but nearly everyone here on the forum knows about adblock. 585669246[/snapback] Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golazo Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 thnx but i already knew that :p nice avatar :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellosky Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 http://board.iexbeta.com/index.php?showtopic=53053&st=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Nice, thanks for the ad-blocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toolskyn Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I'm not going to use it. Most sites aren't putting ads on their pages because they think it is fun or something like that. They do it because they need some money to keep sites up. So I find it in some way 'illigal' (it isn't off course) to block adds. But thanks for the link, I didn't know this was possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephemeron Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 I'm not going to use it. Most sites aren't putting ads on their pages because they think it is fun or something like that. They do it because they need some money to keep sites up. So I find it in some way 'illigal' (it isn't off course) to block adds. Learning to spell would make your terribly flawed argument a little more likely to be taken seriously. If you're a high school graduate, please lobby to get your state's public school system evaluated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Be sure to first click instructins.txt and settings.txt - just a few things to check but can be important. Also note you can "hide" ads meaing they are downloaded to hd, "remove" is what hurts advertising people or advertsing thinking people. Next version is promised to have "white list" feature, so will end debate - as if there is one, but the crying at least. There is plenty more of this on Adblock forum http://adblock.mozdev.org/forum.html/no_wrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngalt Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Honestly, instead of blocking so many sites like that and using such a huge file, wouldn't it be easier to use a hosts file and block them that way? For IP addresses I can see the need, but why not make the domain names directly into the host file, thereby blocking you any way around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkicky Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 because this is easier for most people. click, import, and you're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngalt Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 and again....and again....and again.... at least with a hosts file it block across the board, regardless of which browser(s) you use, and even blocks images in email that refer to a domain name.... that notwithstanding, though, it is a nice effort on the part of that person to keep an updated list.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfoos Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Because ad-block doesn't leave a bunch of mini page cannot be displayed pages in place of the images it blocks. It leaves the sites looking nice and neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahul Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Because ad-block doesn't leave a bunch of mini page cannot be displayed pages in place of the images it blocks. It leaves the sites looking nice and neat. 585673937[/snapback] yeah agreed , its a very useful tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngalt Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Hate to tell you, but I got a very large Hosts file and it ain't leaving any "Page cannot be dispalyed" sections either - in either IE or Fx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paschendale Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 For those who want a regularly-updated hosts file, check out this site: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 System wide blocking is the best but most FF users might not care that much ;) Host idea is ok but there are better ways or it should at least be supplemented. One is even build into both IE and FF, does not download to hd either and have white-list feature, almost. No-Ads http://www.schooner.com/~loverso/no-ads/ is for those who dont mind doing it the hard way or just use his list. Edexter http://www.pyrenean.com/ Edexter is a human interface to script lingo, the list you edit is easy to use. After that Edexter translates input to a file simular to No-Ads, only thing browser can understand. Also if you dont want this PAC blocking Edexter can act as a server putting in images, transparent or whatever, when HOST file blocks and leave ugly "cannot find.., cancle" type holes. Very nice all-in-one program, you can go HOST, PAC or both at same time. DNSkong http://www.pyrenean.com/ is systemwide, very powerful. Can be used with Edexter, no problems. There is some more details on PAC blocking here http://www.sherylcanter.com/articles/oreil...30_HostsPac.php None beats Ad Muncher thats for sure but you can do much. There are also proxy stuff like Ad Extinguisher http://www.bhatt.id.au/adext/index.php besides the old favorite and some newcomers. Some firewalls also have build-in blocking. I spend some time with these tools, have nothing bad to say other than Adblock is more convinient, Mr. G have found good level - not too aggressive, aware of impact/limitations of Adblock. If I had plastic card I just might buy Ad Muncher though ;) For FF users this work great with Adblock http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngalt Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 To add to that, Tarzan, what you say is true - for a quick and easy and not very dirty solution for no ads in Fx, go this route. For a more effective solution to blocking *Malware* sites as opposed to strictly ads, look at the MVPS site Paschendale listed above. Also, here is another site where a hosts file is in continual development: Hosts-file.net - Home of hpHOSTS: hpguru's HOSTS file http://www.hosts-file.net/ He's doing a great job of removing duplicate entries, verifying sites, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Yes, I went to 3 sources for host-files. MVPS, HP and this http://remember.mine.nu/ A bit more advanced and I did not use it so long I can evaluate "quality" - will depend on my surfing habbits anyway. The best maintained host-list will probably win though one should be aware of what they aim at, surfing/ad-removing or spyware - may be both. Actually Im posting this cause of the super info at right and very good links in first box at left :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerus Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 Thanks for the guide. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter-X Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Nice Host Guides! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthalzen Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Thanks for the guide, I didn't know how to use it till now. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasabi Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 One question about adblock vs hosts i read somewhere that by using the hosts system it speeds page loading since it simply redirects the ad to your pc but does adblock also speed up page loading or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgefield Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 if you choose 'block' instead of 'hide' it does because it doesnt load the images/swf file found in the ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Yes but how relevant it is with fast connection is another question. Not long ago I had slow isdn and Adblock clearly made page render faster. The more ads the more difference of course. Now with 4mb less important, still good reasons to block though... I have allways been a copycat when it comes to regular expressions and Adblock. Those who know more of programs limitations all seem to agree that 1. Blocklist must NOT be too long or Adblock will start to take its time, every single element on page is fitlered with list! 2. Because of that you MUST use regular expression I will add 3. Do yourself a favor and find someone who knows what he is doing and maintain such a general accpetable list. That is why Mr. G is a popular guy :D If you read a bit on Adblock forum you can see he is very aware of not killing too much and allways looking to optimize list. Flashblock definitely speeds up, has to since it replaces flash-download with a big F. Checks requests before Adblock cause sometimes after pressing F flash vanish - that was Adblock kicking in! Screw up some sites using flash for menu etc but rightclick and "allow flash from this site" What Adblock is missing until next version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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