Reply #15: I can tell you how to do it if you are using a windows PC...

[Devils Advocate NZ]

If you are serious about blocking drudge, there is a way to do it that will work no matter how they try to access it. Another poster suggested changing the URL in any favorites or bookmarks, but that doesn't work for links on other web pages.

However, there is a way to do it in Windows.

In the windows directory (eg C:\Windows\) there is a file called 'HOSTS' (there may be one called HOSTS.sam but the correct file has NO EXTENSION ie. no ".***")

If you open this file in notepad and add the line:

199.96.2.183 www.drudgereport.com

You will redirect any link that is pointing to "http://drudgereport.com" to the IP address listed, which just happens to be the address corresponding to "http://buzzflash.com".

Once you save the file, any click on a link or typing in of the URL "http://drudgereport.com" will redirect to Buzzflash. But here is the best part: The address listed in the address bar will still say "http://drudgereport.com" So it will look like drudge is mirroring the buzzflash page.

The HOSTS file is actually a sort of DNS server. Any internet connection attempt using a domain name first checks the HOSTS file to see if the name is listed there, and if it is, uses the corresponding IP address to establish the connection. If the name is not listed in the HOSTS file then it asks the ISP's DNS server to provide the correct address.

This will work for any address-domain name combination, and you can add as many redirect links as you want. I'm not sure how you have blocked your computer from visiting drudgereport.com, but you may have to unblock it in order for this to work.