WinXP won't clear the DNS cache (can it be cleared manually)?
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From: Kat Rabun on 27 Mar 2010 20:12 On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:38:47 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: > Just add AdBlock Plus and stop messing around with your Hosts file. > I can't even fathom the amount of trouble you're enduring with your > method of blocking ads. Is "AdBlock Plus" freeware? Your web reference says that you need one of 40 "filter subscriptions" to block "online advertising" and "malware domains". http://adblockplus.org/en/
From: John Corliss on 27 Mar 2010 20:22 Kat Rabun wrote: > Char Jackson wrote: > >> Just add AdBlock Plus and stop messing around with your Hosts file. >> I can't even fathom the amount of trouble you're enduring with your >> method of blocking ads. > > Is "AdBlock Plus" freeware? > > Your web reference says that you need one of 40 "filter subscriptions" to > block "online advertising" and "malware domains". > > http://adblockplus.org/en/ To the OP: To clear the DNS cache manually, I use a simple batch file I named "Flush DNS cache.bat" and which contains only the following line: ipconfig/flushdns -- John Corliss BS206. I block all Google Groups posts due to Googlespam, and as many posts from anonymous remailers (like x-privat.org for eg.) as possible due to forgeries posted through them. No ad, CD, commercial, cripple, demo, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez for me, please. Adobe Flash sucks, DivX rules.
From: Mainframe on 27 Mar 2010 22:15 On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:12:16 +0000, Kat Rabun wrote: > On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:38:47 -0500, Char Jackson wrote: > >> Just add AdBlock Plus and stop messing around with your Hosts file. I >> can't even fathom the amount of trouble you're enduring with your >> method of blocking ads. > > Is "AdBlock Plus" freeware? Yep, it's a freeware add-on for firefox > > Your web reference says that you need one of 40 "filter subscriptions" > to block "online advertising" and "malware domains". The subscriptions are just lists of known malware sites, totally free to subscribe (optional too). I just use a hosts file and dont bother with subscriptions.
From: Nicetameetya on 27 Mar 2010 22:59 [Default] On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:22:32 -0700, John Corliss <q34wsk20(a)yahoo.com> told us in complete confidence: > >To the OP: > >To clear the DNS cache manually, I use a simple batch file I named >"Flush DNS cache.bat" and which contains only the following line: > >ipconfig/flushdns If I'm not mistaken there's a space after ipconfig. ipconfig /flushdns
From: Char Jackson on 28 Mar 2010 03:09
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:59:27 +1300, Nicetameetya <gday(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > >[Default] On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:22:32 -0700, John Corliss ><q34wsk20(a)yahoo.com> told us in complete confidence: > >> >>To the OP: >> >>To clear the DNS cache manually, I use a simple batch file I named >>"Flush DNS cache.bat" and which contains only the following line: >> >>ipconfig/flushdns > >If I'm not mistaken there's a space after ipconfig. > >ipconfig /flushdns By convention, yes there's usually a space between the command and any switches, but it works equally well, at least in this case, without the space. (It looks strange without a space to me, too.) |