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On 29 August 2017 07:38:42 GMT+02:00, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> I'm running a Core2-duo desktop from 2008 with 3 gigs of ram. I want |
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>to run it into the ground, not throw it away while it's still |
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>functional. With Gentoo optimization, pluse using ICEWM, it's |
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>generally |
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>snappy. But there are a few web pages that throw the kitchen sink of |
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>3rd-pary adservers+trackers. 178 unique servers for one web page will |
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>peg the load from the web browser to 150% of 1 cpu core. On a 2-core |
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>machine, that is bad. The browser is unresponsive for a few seconds at |
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>a time. |
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> I'm building up a rather large hosts file, but the adservers have a |
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>gazillion subnames for each domain, in a deliberate attempt to bypass |
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>hosts files. It would be more effective block entire domains. Is |
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>there |
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>a lightweight DNS server, or some iptables trick, or whatever, that'll |
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>block specified domains? |
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Look into proxy servers. |
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I think privoxy should be able to do the trick. |
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Joost |
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