How to block Kazaa; NIS authentication

[Robin Laing]

Yang Xiao wrote:
> Hi,
> It's a funny way of doing it, but here it is.
> Assuming you have control of the DNS server your users are using, usually
> obtained by DHCP, you can setup an empty authoritative zone for kazaa.com so
> that it resolves to nothing, done, won't even bother your firewall.
> Yang
> 

This reminds me of a site that tells people to modify their hosts and 
HOSTS files on linux/windows boxes for all the different 
cookie/advertising sites as well.  Blocking access to all the tracking 
and downloads for advertising.  Saves on bandwidth as well as speeds 
up browsing.

Mike Skallas' Ad Blocking Hosts file
http://everythingisnt.com/hosts.html

I haven't tried it yet.

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Robin Laing