James, I have been using the HOSTS file for almost 3 years and have not seen the dialogue that you are seeing. What version of Windows are you using and which browser and version.
I use Windows XP and 2000 with IE 6 and Firefox 2.0 John ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Scholes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Hosts Files Questions. > > When I navigate to a blocked site, I get the dialog box that says: > connect to anysite.com dialog. username edit combo and password edit combo > Then all I have to do is hit escape on this dialog box and the site I am > on > loads up, unless it is a completely blocked site like > adds.doubleclick.net. > So does noone else get the option to actually enter a username and > password > and actually view the blocked site? > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Job Hunter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:24 PM > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Hosts Files Questions. > >> The HOSTS file has nothing to do with how you authenticate to any given >> web >> site. It only determines if your browser will navigate to the site. What >> you will most likely see are messages stating that the page cannot be >> displayed. These messages will appear wherever the HOSTS file has >> blocked >> access to the particular site. Some people do not like to see these >> messages. They don't bother me, since I know that I would otherwise have >> all types of advertising being displayed, usually with some type of >> JavaScript that would mess with Jaws. >> >> John >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "James Scholes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Blind-Computing Mailing List" <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 3:10 PM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Hosts Files Questions. >> >> >>> Hi all, I have installed the host file from the link posted by John >>> earlier today, but I have a question. If it blocks a site, and then >>> comes >>> up with a "connect to..." dialog, with a user name and password field, >>> which user name and password would I put in these boxes if I wanted to >>> view the site? >>> >>> James Scholes >>> >>> Email and MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> AIM: JamesScholes000 >>> Skype: james.scholes >>> Phone: +447765365980 >>> Website of sorts: http://jamesscholes.speedpage.org >>> Blog: http://jamesscholes.wordpress.com >>> Podcast: http://www.gcast.com/u/jamesscholes/main.xml >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>> Address for the list archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>> or body of a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
