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Old 18-04-2008, 20:05   #59
tony
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Re: No internet connectivity when phorm.com is blocked (split from monster phorm thre

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Originally Posted by JohnHorb View Post
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
I have webwise in hosts file but this causes no problems, also have phorm.com in there with no problems, can put webwise.net into blocked address in comodo and have no problems, but once i put phorm.com in all connection goes.
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