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  1. Oct 1st, 2002, 07:21 PM #1
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    blocking game sites

    how do i avoid a user to visit some sites ????
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  2. Oct 1st, 2002, 07:23 PM #2
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    Well

    Thru VB? Don't think there is a way...
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  3. Oct 1st, 2002, 07:36 PM #3
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    it could in any way it does not matter !!!
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  4. Oct 1st, 2002, 07:37 PM #4
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    Well

    Is this for a Web Server (for a company), or for a stand-alone PC ?
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  6. Oct 1st, 2002, 08:41 PM #5
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    it's a stand-alone PC
    just to make shure the users won't play games during work hours.
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  7. Oct 1st, 2002, 08:42 PM #6
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    Well you create an application that writes the sites address to the host file.

    All windows os's have it. Simply search for host or host.sam

    This will then redirect the user, when they enter the blocked url, to whatever site you specify!

    What you could do is write an app that:
    1) sits in the systray(near the clock)
    2) Have the host file redirect blocked sites to 127.0.0.1(localhost)
    3) The app using winsock acts as the localhost and displays a message like "Blocked site"

    good luck
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  8. Oct 1st, 2002, 08:43 PM #7
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    Well

    Can't you add sites to block in NT,2k, XP on the local system?
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  9. Oct 1st, 2002, 08:48 PM #8
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    how do i edit the host file , to block for example www.yahoo.com???
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  11. Oct 1st, 2002, 08:50 PM #9
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    Need to figure out a way to get to the Content Provider area of the IE browser...
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  12. Oct 1st, 2002, 08:57 PM #10
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    open it in notepad for example and append something like:

    127.0.0.1 www.yahoo.com

    It will only work if 127.0.0.1 is working! I.e You have a IIS or PWS or a custom app allowing connections to it!

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  13. Oct 1st, 2002, 09:01 PM #11
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    there's no host file in XP professional ...
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  14. Oct 1st, 2002, 09:03 PM #12
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    Yes there is Windows XP search function blocks system\hidden files! You can get it to show hidden files!
    Anyways:
    It's path will be c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\
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  15. Oct 1st, 2002, 09:08 PM #13
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    it works ..... thak you guys ....
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  16. Oct 2nd, 2002, 03:03 AM #14
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    still on the subject

    is there a way to do this with a user downloading a program that will block verious websites, using any web browser ??
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  17. Oct 2nd, 2002, 06:25 AM #15
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    You can use the Content Advisor too!

    Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Content Advisor

    Then you give a list of what pages the user is allowed to visit.
    If they try to access another page, they're asked for a password.


    By the way, this thread has been moved to General PC.
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