Ummm... strange/bad happenings

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Odd;

Quote:Supertrick does seem to be doing things I already do, so I sense that I don't need to go any further - but I do thank you for the tip, and I'm sure that others on the path might like this fork in the road better than mine (manual, nearly all the way).

Yeah, I had done everything myself aside from the messenger removal and setting google as my default search. I was pretty much just testing the software.

Quote:Since it would have a hard time actually slowing down your d/l speed, at least directly, I think it's safe to ignore it.  You've already re-done the effects that concerned you, I'm content to drop it, if you are.

A reduction in loading time by 700% scares the bejabbers outta me!  I can't imagine standing for such a thing.  Man, you could go back to dial-up, and d/l faster than that!  [angry]

Actually, it's an increase in loading time, not a reduction. It's only affected while browsing with IE, and since I rarely use IE anyway, I don't really have too much of a problem with the slowdown. It's just a minor bother as far as I'm concerned, though I would like to get rid of it. I've cleaned my restricted list out entirely as every entry was already on my HOSTS. I'm within 10% of my original speed. I think I need a smaller list for Proxo (currently using my 130k entry HOSTS for my AdList).

Quote:I don't know what advice to give you.  As noted, you like the idea of everything in one place (the massive HOSTS file), but you would like to have the flexibility of Proxo.  Well, as I see it, you have a HOSTS toggler on your system, so why not just turn off the HOSTS file while browsing/surfing?  Let Proxo do the dirty work; if it has essentially the same list as the HOSTS file (properly formatted, of course), then HOSTS is just redundant.  Toggle HOSTS on only for non-surfing, such as email, FTP, and other exciting things like Archie, Veronica, WAIS, etc.

I like this idea except for the fact that it's an extra 20 or so button presses every day that I can see forgetting to do. I've come to something of a happy middle ground, however -- Toss all of the popup and banner entries moved to proxo, and have all the malware, virii, and installer entries on my HOSTS. Kinda like what you said, but better, because I can remain lazy.

Quote:In addition, I'm sure you already know how to export a registry key, so why not save the zone data in a text file (.reg extention), and delete that key branch?  That should give you back some speed, even if all that data was stored in memory for the fastest possible access.  Again, if Proxo is gonna see these sites anyway, due to various filters kicking in at the right moment, then why double up the job with IE's zones?

Already done between the time I posted my last message and the time you posted yours. It did help a lot, good idea though I beat you to the punch.