Comment by mwest | Hacker News Reader

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I use several web browsers, so rather than installing a different 'adblock' plugin for each one, I use Dan Pollock's excellent list as part of my hosts file:

  http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/

(Mentioned in HN previously.)

Works well for MacOS X, Linux and Windows, and doesn't care what browser you're using.

I have been using it for 3+ years now without any problems.

I have a script to toggle moving the file out of the way and then back again, mostly so that I can give ad revenue to those sites that I feel are deserving.

I have toyed with the idea of using hosts files instead, but what bothers me is the lack of daily updates. Granted, there is so much bad crap out there that it's impossible to avoid it all.

Another thing I want to do is find a router that allows host files and script regular updates. It would be great to never have to install extensions or tinker with hosts file for every box on the network. I've also said I'd be interested in seeing a proxy server that strips out all of this stuff so no maintenance on the user end is required.

A bit of a late reply, but I have switched to using this on my home LAN now: https://github.com/jodrell/unbound-block-hosts

Basically, a Perl script to massage the data from Dan Pollock's list into a format suitable for unbound (http://www.unbound.net/)

You could also use a global proxy, with a PAC filtering out those ads.

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