Has anybody made this work?

What if I put the following in the OS 9 Hosts file:

12.13.140.203.any.old.domain    A       127.0.0.2

In SIMS, I would tell it to use RBLDNS host "any.old.domain".

In this case I want to block 203.140.13.12 (just made this IP up!)

This should be lightning fast if it resolves because it won't require 
a DNS lookup. If it does not resolve, it could be a problem, so it is 
probably best to point "any.old.domain" to a non-existent sub domain 
of your own.

Am I playing with fire here?

Does Open Transport reload the Hosts file from time-to-time or does 
it load at start up and then ignore? That would defeat my purpose 
since I want to be able to automate additions to the Hosts file.

Alternatively, is there a cheap (as in free) DNS that can run with 
SIMS to provide RBLDNS service? It would be nice if it was Apple 
Scriptable for additions.

-- 
Neil

Neil Herber, RGD
Corporate info at http://www.eton.ca/
Eton Systems, 15 Pinepoint Drive, Nepean, ON, Canada K2H 6B1
Tel: (613) 829-4668


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