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Workarrownd for the Ad's Problem by maqui on 09-15-2004 at 03:41 PM
Waiting for the Ad's bug fix of the 3.20, i ve found a workarrownd for it, you only have to add the following entry on the hosts file ( C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS )
rad.msn.com 127.0.0.1
And Voila!
Good luck!
RE: Workarrownd for the Ad's Problem by Mnjul on 09-15-2004 at 03:59 PM
And from now on, watch out, every TCP/IP request to rad.msn.com will be redirected to your localhost. And so I suggest that those who want to change it should change back after installing new Plus! version. Could be a very temporary solution anyway... 
RE: Workarrownd for the Ad's Problem by Millenium_edition on 09-15-2004 at 04:00 PM
rad.msn.com is just an ad server, so who cares? 
RE: Workarrownd for the Ad's Problem by Sunshine on 09-15-2004 at 04:04 PM
There's a patch for it too but we were adviced not to advice that anymore by Patchou himself.
RE: Workarrownd for the Ad's Problem by Mnjul on 09-15-2004 at 04:07 PM
I think you all shall just wait longer, all in all it's gonna be released in less than five days
RE: Workarrownd for the Ad's Problem by maqui on 09-15-2004 at 04:43 PM
I recomend using it everytime even with the 3.20 version.
this workarrownd makes that the computer dont spend time looking for the banner.
I hope you found a usefull hint with this thred.
You can even use this for other ad servers so you will have a faster downoad of your webpages, without those bogus ads.
Some information lik for you:
http://accs-net.com/hosts/what_is_hosts.html
RE: Workarrownd for the Ad's Problem by Anubis on 09-17-2004 at 04:17 PM
quote:Since you've never even had experience with 3.2 please refrain from speaking like you actually have an authority, also posting more than once in a row is against the forum rules, please edit your previous post instead...
Originally posted by maqui
I recomend using it everytime even with the 3.20 version.
RE: Workarrownd for the Ad's Problem by lopardo on 09-17-2004 at 04:48 PM
It doesn't matter, Plus 3.20 and Messenger will work the same if you edit your hosts file, exactly as maqui said, your computer won't spend time looking for the banner.
RE: RE: Workarrownd for the Ad's Problem by archerdapunk on 09-19-2004 at 11:46 PM
maqui is right.. you can use your hosts file for blocking ads from many ad/popup servers.. Anubis he was only trying to help.. like you ahve more authority to tell him what not to do..
RE: Workarrownd for the Ad's Problem by lopardo on 09-20-2004 at 01:06 AM
BTW, now that Plus 3.20 has been released, there should be no more problems with Messenger's ads