Re: PETER FOLDES Does not know how to give computer advice AVOID IT!!

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From: G. Morgan
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:31

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FromTheRafters wrote: 

>"G. Morgan" <sealteam6@osama-is-dead.net> wrote in message 
>news:p695d7hqhp59dguvtrjeg9753esnlv080j@Osama-is-dead.net...
>> Peter the Stupid (PtS) can't make his mind up if a HOSTS file is
>> advisable. Here are two posts 1.5 hours apart from each other. First he
>> says that using a HOSTS file is 'bad advice', only an hour and half
>> later he does a 180?and recommends one.
>
>That's not the way I read it. It looked to me like PF wanted to warn against 
>BD's suggestion about reducing the hosts file to its default (nearly empty) 
>state just to see if a slowdown is being caused by it. BD *did* ask Betty if it 
>was being actively used. 

What about this gem: "Use one yes but not that outdated one from MS"

What MS one is he talking about?  Following the KB article just resets
the file to the default example one.  Does M$ distribute a pre-populated
HOSTS file that I'm unaware of?

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If you declare war on the United States and you want to kill us, 
We're going to kill you first, period."

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Subject: Re: PETER FOLDES Does not know how to give computer advice AVOID IT!!
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:31:38 -0600
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