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Domains and subdomains! It's a bit nitpicky, but 189 actual domains would be utter insanity. A mix of domains and subdomains is a bit less insane, but ultimately it's no better. You could, however, use software to block entire domains and all subdomains with a wildcard, but this is not supported by just the hosts file itself.
I just added ::1 a-0001.a-msedge.net to my Hosts, and can't enter the URL or ping the address. But a-0001.a-msedge.net can still connect to my machine?
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[–] 2037685? 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
189 domains that's just insane. It's hard not to be paranoid seeing this.
[–] kontroll 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Domains and subdomains! It's a bit nitpicky, but 189 actual domains would be utter insanity. A mix of domains and subdomains is a bit less insane, but ultimately it's no better. You could, however, use software to block entire domains and all subdomains with a wildcard, but this is not supported by just the hosts file itself.
[–] arrggg 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Nice. Once you block all these, the really creepy ones start popping up. Like 191.238.241.80 spynetus.microsoft.akadns.net
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[–] sozcaps ago
I just added ::1 a-0001.a-msedge.net to my Hosts, and can't enter the URL or ping the address. But a-0001.a-msedge.net can still connect to my machine?
[–] Disappointed 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
.dll files can overrride the hosts file. You need to block this in your router firewall, for best results.
[–] Disappointed 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
At this point, if you're concerned about privacy and using Windows for everything, you might as well be bailing water with a strainer.
[–] sozcaps 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
And my Hosts file grows bigger while my internet runs faster. Sweet.
[–] ao 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
This is starting to get really silly... just install Linux. The only future for Windows is as a global surveillance apparatus.
[–] Leinhart 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
can I ask a silly question? is there any reason they are routing it 0.0.0.0 instead of 127?
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[–] Leinhart 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
TIL. Thanks so much for clearing that up, I took 2 years of networking and did not know that. Thanks you! :)
[–] Nas22 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Saving for later.