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[FW 2.x] - etc/hosts now works, can be used for adblock in safari

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It looks like MobileSafari is now referencing the HOSTS file for DNS resolution first/finally. This allows us (among other things) to start blocking certain ad sites by 127.0.0.1-ing them out...

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08-13-2008, 10:40 PM

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[FW 2.x] - etc/hosts now works, can be used for adblock in safari

It looks like MobileSafari is now referencing the HOSTS file for DNS resolution first/finally. This allows us (among other things) to start blocking certain ad sites by 127.0.0.1-ing them out... giving users a rudimentary AdBlock feature.

( don't think anyone has mentioned/noticed it yet, ignore if it has been talked about )

Last edited by IvanRaide; 08-13-2008 at 10:58 PM..

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