Moderators DennisD Posted February 28, 2014 Moderators Share Posted February 28, 2014 I just recently began seeing error messages in the place of a blocked ad, as depicted here in Yahoo mail ... Quickly traced it to my Hosts File with a list of entries carrying 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1. All I can think of the reason for this is maybe a recent update to the Hosts file, as I simply can't think of anything else which would change the "127.0.0.1" to "0.0.0.0". I do know that I had no 0.0.0.0 entries the last time I edited that file. Used "Hostman's "Edit\Replace IP" menu to bulk change the long list of 0.0.0.0 entries to 127.0.0.1 ... ... and the blocked address error no longer shows. This is all for info really in case anyone else running a Hosts file suddenly starts seeing blocked ADdress errors. ADdress ... get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 1, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) MVPS.org HOSTS file switched to using 0.0.0.0, something which Hazelnut pointed out to me when I started a topic about it. You'll just have to use your HOSTS manager software to switch them after each and every MVPS.org HOSTS File update. Edit: Actually I didn't start a topic about it, I posted it in the HOSTS file update topic here. Edited March 1, 2014 by Andavari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted March 1, 2014 Author Moderators Share Posted March 1, 2014 Thanks for that big man, I sadly missed that one. My bad, but maybe some others missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted March 1, 2014 Moderators Share Posted March 1, 2014 Important Note: The HOSTS file contains a change in the prefix in the HOSTS entries to "0.0.0.0" instead of the usual "127.0.0.1". This was done to resolve a slowdown issue with the new Win8.1/IE11 and the HOSTS file. that was straight off the winhelp2002.mvps.org site. i guess if you use IE, leave them as 0.0.0.0 else find/replace to 127.0.0.1 HostsXpert has a one button fix under Editing, click Swap Localhost (twice) Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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