[SpamCop-Geeks] Re: Rid me of Flash

[PossumTrot at dont.spam.me]

"WTIX 690 Radio" <joejobber at wtix690.com> wrote in message
news:bdv3nf$aht$1 at news.spamcop.net...
> >| PossumTrot at dont.spam.me wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a way to _permanently_ block the damn(*) popup
> > that asks if I want to download and install Flash?  I'm sick and tired
of
> > having to respond no to that crap(*) a dozen times a day.
>
> Add the following lines to your hosts file:
> 127.0.0.1 localhost (If this line does not exist!)
> 127.0.0.1 macromedia.com
> 127.0.0.1 www.macromedia.com
> 127.0.0.1 active.macromedia.com
> 127.0.0.1 download.macromedia.com
>
> Side effect, you will never be able to access macromedia's website.
>
> Note: it's hosts , no extension to the file.

Thanks, WTIX.   I've used HOSTS for a long time to eliminate almost all ads,
but
didn't think of using it for killing FLASH.  As for this solution preventing
access to
the Macrosoft web site, I haven't ever been there and probably would never
want
to go there anyway.