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Browser performance -- blocking adware in DNS

Subject: Browser performance -- blocking adware in DNS
From: me at mattgillen.net (Matthew Gillen)
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:21:17 -0400
In-reply-to: <9A498B5D-C1EE-4B3C-9BA2-80AEC20E3774@offthehill.org>
References: <48127.66.31.42.38.1128358422.squirrel@envoy.ci.net> <9A498B5D-C1EE-4B3C-9BA2-80AEC20E3774@offthehill.org>

Josh ChaitinPollak wrote:
> How does this solution affect websites that require the doubleclick 
> cookies or whatever to function properly? Some websites refuse to  work
> unless you have their ad provider's cookies.

What sites?  I've been blocking doubleclick for years in the way Rich
described, and haven't had any problems that I could trace back to an
issue like that.
--Matt

References:
- Browser performance -- blocking adware in DNS
  - From: richb at pioneer.ci.net (Rich Braun)
- Browser performance -- blocking adware in DNS
  - From: josh at offthehill.org (Josh ChaitinPollak)

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