modify hosts file

[Derek Broughton]

Michael Casey wrote:

> I've modified the /etc/hosts file, like this:
> 
> 
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> 127.0.0.0 domain0.com
> 127.0.0.0 domain1.com
> 
> because I want to block
> 
> domain0.com and
> domain1.com
> 
> but I don't want to set 127.0.0.1 to them, because then I have to wait
> until "timeout"

That doesn't make sense.  As far as your system is concerned, 127.0.0.0 is 
the same destination as 127.0.0.1.
> 
> Is it "ok" to set 127.0.0.0 IPs to domains what I want to block?  It wont
> wait until timeout, like when using 127.0.0.1

Despite (or because of) what I said above, of course it's OK to set those 
domains to 127.0.0.0 - because it's effectively the same thing.
> 
> p.s.: what size is the max for the hosts file? :D

How big's your drive? :-)
-- 
derek