Cable Forum - View Single Post - No internet connectivity when phorm.com is blocked (split from monster phorm thread)

18-04-2008, 19:56

I don't know if it is relevant to the discussion here, but a response from BT management quoted on the BT forum states that if a user adds www.webwise.net to their hosts file with a resolved address of 127.0.0.1, whilst opted in to Phorm during the forthcoming BT trials, they will lose all internet access. Would adding to the hosts file have the same effect as blocking? If so, this does begin to smell like a secret trial, perhaps on a small number of ubrs?

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18-04-2008, 19:56	#56
JohnHorb Guest Location: Sale, Cheshire Services: 10MB Broadband, DTV, Telephone Posts: n/a	Re: No internet connectivity when phorm.com is blocked (split from monster phorm thre I don't know if it is relevant to the discussion here, but a response from BT management quoted on the BT forum states that if a user adds www.webwise.net to their hosts file with a resolved address of 127.0.0.1, whilst opted in to Phorm during the forthcoming BT trials, they will lose all internet access. Would adding to the hosts file have the same effect as blocking? If so, this does begin to smell like a secret trial, perhaps on a small number of ubrs? http://www.beta.bt.com/bta/forums/th...rt=0&start=135