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May 03, 2016
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Here’s a neat tip. Every internet connected computer has a hosts file. On Windows machines this file is in C:windowssystem32driversetc. If you are running NT, Windows 2000 or XP this may be c:winntsystem32driversetc.

The file is called hosts or hosts.sam.

A small modification can render Keywords active again — at least for as long as the RealNames resolve…

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