-tictech message:
Indeed Macs have had access to hosts files since at least System 7.5.5
through the 'Advanced' mode of the TCP/IP control panel.
Matt Page
mopage@seattleschools.org
> ----------
> From: Mary K. Conner
> Reply To: tictech@learningspace.org
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:51 PM
> To: tictech@learningspace.org
> Subject: Re: tictech: Simple Internet Filtering...the HOSTS file
>
> -tictech message:
>
> At 08:54 PM 9/26/02 -0700, you wrote:
> >There is a system built into Windows that allows a number of Internet
> >options including faster name resolution, letting you use shortcut names
> >rather than IP addresses to contact other computers, and to do some
> >Internet filtering. This involves a file in Windows named "hosts". I've
> >held off posting this since I'm having trouble getting it working at
> >Ingraham (it works great at home). I don't know if the problem is
> related
> >to Ingraham or everywhere inside Seattleschools WAN. So, I hope a few
> >people will try it and report if it works at their school site. Here is
> >how it works.
>
> [snip]
>
> The "hosts" file is a pretty standard internet thing. I know that all
> Unix
> machines can be supplemented this way (including OS X Macs), but I am not
> sure if OS9 Macs include it. There are some caveats:
>
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