Re: how to block bluestreak banner ads..?
From: RJK (notatospam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/11/04
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Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 21:55:45 +0100
...having said that, that banner ad. is back from http://s0b.bluestreak.com
!!
regards, Richard
"RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ul2fyRAIEHA.2164@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thanx Mike for that.
> As I mentioned in a previous post, adding just bluestreak.com into the
>
> "To override cookie handling for individual web sites, click the edit
> button,"
>
> area in "Privacy / Cookies" settings ... seems to work well. I will add
> ak.bluestreak.com into hosts though.
>
> regards, Richard
>
>
> "Mike Burgess" <winhelp2002@spamthis.com> wrote in message
> news:eHpcf18HEHA.1608@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > RJK,
> > It looks like I was missing one of the "bluestreak" ad servers:
> > ak.bluestreak.com
> >
> > That entry has been added to the HOSTS file and will be
> > included in the next update.
> > ____________________________________________________________
> > Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
> > Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS
file
> > http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 04-09-04]
> > Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
> > --
> >
> > "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:uun1Tt7HEHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Thanx Henry, the http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm is the one
> I'm
> > > using - it contains biggish blocks of bluestreak, atdmt, and
doubleclick
> > > domain names. I very recently discovered is that if I shove the
> > > "privacy/cookies" slider all the way to the top, the banner ad. is
> > blocked.
> > > If I bring that slider down just one notch, the banner ad. appears.
So
> it
> > > seems that even though the domain name variations for the above
> mentioned
> > > ad. site are all listed in that hosts file, if cookies from those
sites
> > are
> > > not specifically blocked, the banner ad. gets through ...something to
do
> > > with cookies...?
> > >
> > > While recently frantically tweaking I found that if, In Internet
Options
> |
> > > Privacy, I added into "To override cookie handling for individual web
> > sites,
> > > click the edit button,"
> > > atdmt.com doubleclick.net and bluestreak.com set to "always block,"
> > and
> > > that seems to work.
> > >
> > > The "To override cookie handling for individual web sites, click the
> edit
> > > button," area wouldn't let me use wildcards such as *.bluestreak.com
or
> > > *.bluestreak.* which would have been nice but, as I said, adding
> > > atdmt.com
> > > doubleclick.net
> > > bluestreak.com
> > > tangozebra.??? (can't remember whether is was com ent or org
etc.....)
> > >
> > > seems to have done the trick.
> > >
> > > At the end of the day, it seems to take an enormous amount of furious
> > > clicking and tweaking to try and find out what's going on adn what has
> an
> > > effect.
> > > e.g. each tweak and fiddle, you seem to have to quit IE6, rt-click E |
> > > properties for internet properties | Delete Cookies | Delete files |
> start
> > > IE6 and reload the FreeServe homepage again to see if the banner ad
is
> > > getting through .....i.e. hundreds of repetitions of that ......gets a
> bit
> > > frustrating. Perhaps I should complain to my ISP - FreeServe i.e.
they
> > > shouldn't be inviting data tracking ad. server ads. onto their
homepage.
> > >
> > > regards, Richard
> > >
> > >
> > > "H Leboeuf" <NoAddress@generation.invalid> wrote in message
> > > news:107ftdgrk6gjdfc@corp.supernews.com...
> > > > This host file will block it.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > Henri Leboeuf
> > > > Web page: http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/index.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:eOoRm0nHEHA.2376@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Thank you for your post Kate, am much obliged to you. I may have
to
> > > > resort
> > > > > to such a service as I can't seem to get the hosts file working.
> It
> > > used
> > > > > to work great in W98se but something must be up the creek in my XP
> > Home
> > > > > edition. I've been googling away and picking up bits and pieces.
> > > > >
> > > > > I've recently discovered that according to which file, hosts or
> > > > lmhosts,
> > > > > I've got the "active" (not pre #'d line)
> > > > > 127.0.0.1 localhost
> > > > > line in, determines whether or not lmhosts is "ticked" or not in
> the
> > > DUN
> > > > > advanced settings / WINS screen but, that didn't do it either !
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm beginning to wonder if my problems with the hosts file is
> because
> > I
> > > > > don't know very much about networking.
> > > > > I'm beginning to wonder daft things about the hosts file not
working
> > > such
> > > > > as, "is it not working because mine is a stand alone machine and
not
> > > > > connected to a network e.g. is it because networkgin modules are
not
> > > being
> > > > > loaded somewhere.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway I'll keep digging !
> > > > >
> > > > > regards, Richard
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Kate" <katesweeney65@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:542e4109.0404082026.45e4a5c2@posting.google.com...
> > > > > > This is not a free solution ($29), but it works well.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > SurfStream (http://www.conceiva.com) contains a proxy server
which
> > > > > > will remove all content served from banner ad web servers that
you
> > > > > > don't want to see. You can train it what to remove from web
pages
> > by
> > > > > > right clicking on banner ads and adding the web site into the
> banner
> > > > > > ad database (it comes with a pretty complete banner ad database
so
> I
> > > > > > have not needed to train it too much). I'm using it now and
find
> it
> > > > > > removing all banners. I used to use the hosts file for blocking
> > > > > > stuff, but I read that putting too many hosts into into it slows
> > down
> > > > > > my computers performance.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hope it helps,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kate.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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