Re: Updating Hosts File

2023-03-05 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
Jason, Yes that os the file I mentioned. Alright, I haven't touched it in a couple years so will scratch it off my to do list of projects. From E.T.'s Keyboard... "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." --John F. Kennedy My e-Mail: ancient.al

Re: Updating Hosts File

2023-03-05 Thread 'Jason J.G. White' via MacVisionaries
Could you clarify what you’re trying to do that the Mac OS firewall doesn’t achieve here? I don’t know what hosts file you’re referring to, either. Is it /etc/hosts? If so, adding entries there won’t protect you from anything - it just associates host names with IP addresses, and contains entrie

Updating Hosts File

2023-03-04 Thread 'E.T.' via MacVisionaries
I used to download an updated hosts file to keep the computer safe from bad actors. The download would work on both Windows and Mac. The site I got the file from stopped updating the file some time ago. Curious to know if anyone knows of a reliable site that keeps the host file up to dat