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>* I've gotten high mileage by blocking VPNs directly.* Uh... oh! You meant CDNs? I'd suspect there'd be a lot of collateral damage if you block entire CDNs,

>* I've gotten high mileage by blocking VPNs directly.* Uh... oh! You meant CDNs? I'd suspect there'd be a lot of collateral damage if you block entire CDNs, no?

dredmorbius 11y ago
As I discovered while looking for targets of opportunity, the term of art is apparently "online video provider", or OVP (not "VPN" as I'd first written, thinking "video provider network". "Tips for Choosing an Online Video Platform (OVP)" http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Tips-for-Choosing-an-Online-Video-Platform-(OVP)-90061.aspx http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Ar... Yes, there's collateral damage. I'll take it. If needs be, I'll hop into /etc/hosts and unblock for a moment.
- JustSomeNobody 11y ago
  If you have a mac, I highly recommend gas mask for switching hosts files.
  - lgas 11y ago
    What does it bring to the table over "mv"?
    - JustSomeNobody 11y ago
      I'm not always in a terminal (IKR!?), so clicking the gas mask icon and setting it to the hosts file I want is only two clicks. I personally find it very convenient.
- asquabventured 11y ago
  Make yourself a script file called 'RenHosts.bat'[1] and place it somewhere convenient, I personally have mine pinned to the start menu. This allows you to "easily" turn your modified HOSTS file on/off. You'll need to right click and run the script as Administrator since it is accessing your System32 folder. [1]http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm#Rename http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hostsfaq.htm#Rename
  - dredmorbius 11y ago
    Linux here. I've got a set of scripts for updating and toggling hosts files.