Banning the GOP message machine how-to (part 1)

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Quite simple actually, shut the hate mouths out of your life as much as possible and don't patronize anyone who advertises on their hate stations (or DO patronize those on open-minded ones)...it's still okay to let DU filter out the meaty stuff.

For instance, I've disable all of my TVs FOX Noise/Murdoch channels
And there are many other avenues that can be blocked too and generally a great way to block out potential PC viruses.

Filtering News and other undesirable Web sites, 2-step process on a Microsoft Windows PC
*The file you want to modify is called HOSTS without any extension, i.e. HOSTS.txt is not valid
*location: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc a.k.a. %windir%\system32\drivers\etc
* HOSTS file syntax (rules): 127.0.0.1 Web site domain name (www.foxnews.com)
1) By default, Windows Explorer/My Computer hide this directory. Change your Explorer Folder Options View properties to:
* Show hidden files & folders
* uncheck mark - Hide Extensions for known file types
2) Open the HOSTS file using Wordpad
* on a new line type: 127.0.0.1 (five spaces) www.foxnews.com
* add another line: 127.0.0.1 (fives spaces) foxnews.com
* add any other web site you want to block
Save the file and try to open that Web site in a Web browser.

If their Web page still comes up, double check the HOSTS file name. It must not have an extension.

How this works. Your Web browser requests domain lookups from the HOSTS file prior to asking your ISP's DNS servers (look it up). The lines you add redirect your browser to 127.0.0.1 (your PC) which then says "I don't know who that is."

Baa-bye Fox Noise pencil heads!!!

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