On Jun 13, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Charles Lenington wrote: >> etc… ad nauseum. >> >> Is there a wild card I can use to block all us.intellitext.com sites >> instead of making a separate entry with each one I come across? >> >> Tina >> > > > > Try using "us.intellitxt.com" and uk.intellitxt.com (w/out quotes) > > or > > leave off the country (UK/US) intellitxt.com > > That's what I do in Thunderbird.
Thunderbird != hosts file, and a wild card will not work. For suggestions on workarounds see: <http://www.readmespot.com/question/f/118378/in-my--etc-hosts--file-on-linux-osx-how-do-i-do-a-wildcard-subdomain-> This is not simple, as it involves running your own DNS server. However a deeper question is why are you trying to manage this sort of thing at the hosts file level? I understand what you're accomplishing, but why are you getting directed to those sites so often? -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list