i meant to mention this before, but u may want to block doubleclicks ip ranges if u use imdb. err, you may want to block them anyway, as they are just a marketing/spyware/tracking service. not really a big deal, just an annoyance, though them having a database of all the movies i look up on imdb is crap. they take the info from my browser, then send crapmail/spam to the email address set as my browsers default.

216.230.65.64-216.230.65.79
is the hit i get when i follow an imdb from this forum. they have a rather large sets of ip ranges, there are many many more besides the above.

You know of a well maintained HOSTS file site?

The one I was using went down.=(

HOSTS, eh?

i got a few sites that have quite a bit ip's to block of crapware spysites. i used to have a list updated everycouple hours when i used emule, but dont bother now. i end up just blocking every ip# cept a few sites i go to and mi amigos. i look thru the logs every once and a while and am surprised at the ip#s that want in, and the frequency and methods they try(rpc/exploit bugs seem to be popular).


http://zerodata.to-j.com/
http://www.unixhub.com/block.html
http://www.elfqrin.com/binfo.shtml
http://methlabs.org/
http://www.secureroot.com/category/anonymity/
http://www.peerguardian.net/
http://www.cyberarmy.com/

i like these just for p2p and internet news-
http://www.theregister.co.uk/
http://xsclient.cjb.net/
http://www.p2pnet.net/
http://www.atheistdictionary.com/

I was talking a premade Hosts file.

Got my last from smartindesigns.

I don't want to make my own.

i have some htaccess files, i can look around for newer ones,

this is an older one(copy the portions between the '-------' to a txt file....
--------------------------------------------------
order allow,deny
deny from 12.150.191
deny from 63.199.57
deny from 64.166.187
deny from 64.241.31
deny from 65.244.101
deny from 66.252.128
deny from 67.112.252
deny from 67.125.49
deny from 81.4.78
deny from 146.82.174
deny from 198.70.114
deny from 208.192.0
deny from 208.209.2
deny from 208.225.90
deny from 208.229.253
deny from 208.49.164
deny from 208.50.66
deny from 212.241.48
deny from 217.228.123

ErrorDocument 403 "<h1>No Freakin' Way</h1><br><br>Your IP appears to be managed by the RIAA or MPAA, and thus you are not welcome.<br><br> If you believe you have received this in error or wish to argue about it, contact the site owner.<br><br>Alternatively, you can go back to where you came from.
allow from all

----------------------------------------------------


and here is the instructions---
Rename the file 'htaccess.txt' to '.htaccess' (without quotes), and drop it in your webserver's document root.

Also, the second-to-last line can be altered to reflect your message.

Two gifs are included for your use on your site. There is also a .jpg available for those who are against using .gif files - everything in this package must be distributed freely and without cost!

Any news on updates to the file are planned to be located at:

http://techfocus.org/forums/forumdispla ... forumid=12