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Tetrachloride

(7,816 posts) Thu Sep 9, 2021, 06:35 PM Sep 2021

Hosts file

1. Does anyone have a link for a good hosts.txt file ?

2. for those who don’t know, such a file when properly placed in most (Apple, Windows, other unix) systems will block specific web sites. Some people may feel its too hard core. The download versions of hosts files are thousands of lines long.

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Hosts file (Original Post) Tetrachloride Sep 2021 OP

Does Apple use Hosts too!? Well, on Windows - OhZone Sep 2021 #1

Good one. Maybe crosspost your link ? Tetrachloride Sep 2021 #2

Sure! OhZone Sep 2021 #3

PiHole -- another option CloudWatcher Sep 2021 #4

OhZone

(3,212 posts)

1. Does Apple use Hosts too!? Well, on Windows -

Reply to Tetrachloride (Original post)

Thu Sep 9, 2021, 07:01 PM

Sep 2021

I got a little proggy called HOSTSMAN.

https://www.abelhadigital.com/

It lets you choose some good sources with lists of hosts, although it's been around a while.

Tetrachloride

(7,816 posts)

2. Good one. Maybe crosspost your link ?

Reply to OhZone (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 9, 2021, 07:04 PM

Sep 2021

OhZone

(3,212 posts)

3. Sure!

Reply to Tetrachloride (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 9, 2021, 07:08 PM

Sep 2021

CloudWatcher

(1,845 posts)

4. PiHole -- another option

Reply to Tetrachloride (Original post)

Thu Sep 9, 2021, 11:12 PM

Sep 2021

I used to edit my /etc/hosts.txt file ... but now I run PiHole on a Raspberry Pi: https://pi-hole.net

It basically turns a Raspberry Pi box into a DNS server (with filtered hosts), and can be the server for any/all of the machines on your local WiFi network. So not just my Macs, but iPhones and iPads can use it as well!

It's not for everyone, but fyi ... I found it easy enough to install.

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