I'm correct about the hosts file's purpose. The hosts file keeps the url and the IP addres it corrisponds to. The good links it will keep and the bad links it will keep for a limited time before trying them again. If IE cant find the url in the hosts file it calls up the DNS to find the IP address for the site. If the address cant be found, then yes an error pops up. The hosts file can be changed using notepad under Windows 95, 98, and ME located in the %WinDir%. For XP, Vista, and the up coming Windows 7, the location of the hosts file is determined in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.SYSTEM.CurrentControlSet.Services.Tcpip.Parameters.DataBasePath. Like you said Mark, the hosts file is a map between the url, the user types, and the IP address it corrasponds to. You can change the IP address that corrasponds to a url listed in the hosts file. it's called spoofing, something virus' are well known to do... I demostrated this techique with Whizkidkyus, to play a joke on him.
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