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Combine and deduplicate popular /etc/hosts blocking lists.

36 mentions on Hacker News by 3 people: 0 stories, 36 comments · first 2015-04-04 · latest 2019-06-10

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  1. …click! Here's another one to toss on the pile (works, I use it, supports wildcards, *nix only): https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2019-06-10 · in BeGoneAds – A Python script that blocks ads by installing common hosts files
  2. another to toss on the pile: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2019-01-24 · in Blocking website ads with a hosts file
  3. …dnsmasq (or a simple hosts file) there is the dnsgate script that basically does the same thing: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by esaym · 2018-09-26 · in Mmm, Pi-hole
  4. …to see what the next one is, but not for reasons goog would like. I got annoyed enough that I made https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate and as you know, there are plenty of similar things. It's only a matter of time. I hope you take don't…
    comment by jakeogh · 2018-03-24 · in The New Law That Killed Craigslist’s Personals Could End the Web as We’ve Known
  5. My setup: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2018-03-20 · in Blocklist Facebook domains
  6. blocklist aggregator: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2017-12-30 · in “Did you copy/paste the info? Facebook seems to read all pasteboard data”
  7. starting at the DNS level makes things much smoother: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2017-12-29 · in Many major websites are taking silent anti-ad-blocking measures
  8. dnsgate does that: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2017-10-09 · in Privoxy, a non-caching web proxy with filtering capabilities
  9. Cutting down DNS lookups and hosts blocking via dnsmasq[1] helps quite a bit. [1] https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2017-02-08 · in A large fraction of the web is unusable for people on slow connections
  10. Lots todo, but https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate makes my web experience way better.
    comment by jakeogh · 2017-02-04 · in Use of Ad-Blocking Software Rises by 30% Worldwide
  11. https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2016-11-03 · in Pornhub Bypasses Ad Blockers with WebSockets
  12. https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2016-07-30 · in Optimal DNS Ad Blocker
  13. I've been using https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate for about 6 months now. Much better than just throwing stuff into /etc/hosts
    comment by esaym · 2016-07-29 · in Optimal DNS Ad Blocker
  14. Anyone looking for a DNS level blocking solution, please checkout https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2016-06-15 · in VPAID ads destroy performance and are still served by major ad networks
  15. I blacklisted them over 2 years ago. Not missed. https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2016-06-11 · in Google endorses the Trans-Pacific Partnership
  16. …[2] or FreeContributor [3] [1] https://www.dnsknowledge.com/whatis/nxdomain-non-existent-do... [2] https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate [3] https://github.com/tbds/FreeContributor
    comment by Borating · 2016-05-28 · in Blocklist of all Facebook domains
  17. This might help getting rid of those that follow you: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by esaym · 2016-03-11 · in Trackers
  18. …[2] https://github.com/quidsup/notrack [3] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix [4] https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate [5] https://gaenserich.github.io/hostsblock/
    comment by Borating · 2016-03-11 · in Trackers
  19. I like to start on the DNS level https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2016-03-05 · in Show HN: Let's encourage ad blocking
  20. As far as I can tell, after using this: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate I haven't been getting any youtube ads.
    comment by esaym · 2016-02-25 · in Show HN: CuriosityStream – Netflix for non-fiction
  21. https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate has a whitelist command for this situation. It's really necessary if you use the block-at-psl[1] config option. [1] strips domains to the top level that the public can register using…
    comment by jakeogh · 2016-02-12 · in Adblock via /etc/hosts
  22. dnsagte[1] should use this as it's default source. Fixing. [1] https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2016-02-12 · in Adblock via /etc/hosts
  23. https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2016-02-01 · in Decentraleyes: A Firefox addon to prevent tracking via free CDN providers
  24. Much better! Fixed: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate/commit/62bfa78ac27586d048...
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-12-03 · in Adsuck – a small DNS server that spoofs blacklisted addresses
  25. Tool to automate it: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-11-16 · in Adsuck – a small DNS server that spoofs blacklisted addresses
  26. …If I really need JS for a tab, I hit CTRL-SHIFT-s. Also, consider local dns caching/filtering: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate I bet there are firefox extensions to make a hotkey to enable JS.
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-11-02 · in The web is becoming unusable
  27. Tools that work on the local resolver level: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsgate https://gaenserich.github.io/hostsblock/
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-10-29 · in Firms help websites evade ad blockers
  28. Interesting. Does --dest-ip[1] solve this? [1] https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsmasq-blacklist/commit/554e20a3...
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-10-21 · in Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On
  29. I use: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsmasq-blacklist
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-10-20 · in NetSurf: Small, fast, free web browser
  30. Tool to automate that: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsmasq-blacklist
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-10-18 · in Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On
  31. Trying to make it a bit easier: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsmasq-blacklist
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-10-11 · in Run your own dnsmasq in tandem with libvirtd and NetworkManager
  32. Lowest overhead: Disable JS (add it to a hotkey) and use DNS level filtering: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsmasq-blacklist With surf+tabbed, each tab is it's own process, so you can enable and disable JS and or plugins per page.
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-08-27 · in Ad Blocking Extensions Tested for Performance
  33. Tool to maintain /etc/hosts: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsmasq-blacklist
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-07-18 · in Unsanctioned Web Tracking
  34. This will generate a /etc/hosts or /etc/dnsmasq.conf from the two common lists: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsmasq-blacklist
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-05-24 · in Firefox tracking protection decreases page load time by 44%
  35. This merges the two of the common lists, easy to add more: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsmasq-blacklist
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-04-26 · in Looking Up Symptoms Online? These Companies Are Tracking You
  36. …subdomain. This will get two popular hosts blocking lists and convert them to dnsmasq.conf format: https://github.com/jakeogh/dnsmasq-blacklist
    comment by jakeogh · 2015-04-04 · in Which domains should I block in etc/hosts?