Jeff Bachtel wrote:
> 
> The idea of a sort of ORBS is interesting (and may have merit). If,
> for instance, ads.doubleclick.net.relays.worbs.net returns a valid ip
> (loopback), then have your proxy server transparently handle traffic
> to that site. However, and automated ORBS would be fairly difficult to
> implement, as verification of information relaying is not as easy as
> it is for open relays of email.


I have ads.doubleclick.net (and many other similar sites) in my host file 
as 127.0.0.1.  Not only does it keep my computer from giving them free
information, it also seems to make alta vista searches much faster since 
it doesn't have to wait for responses from doubleclick.net.

Eric Johnson
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