Some use Hosts file blocking to block connections to questionable domains
but find that Hosts filtering causes browser stalls and error messages.
Pyrenean's eDexter
- a local-only personal image web server - prevents these browser errors and
replaces annoying ads from filtered sites with GIF images.
Hosts filtering works well but has limits. An effective Hosts file is large and
difficult to manage. Host filters are very specific - blocking only the exact names
in the Hosts File. Pyrenean's DNSKong (now, dnskl) program supplements or replaces Host filtering
by allowing predictive filtering based on only a portion of a domain name which
gives you finer control over filtering without sacrificing performance.
Download the latest versions of Pyrenean's filtering software.