On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:16:46 -0800, Jeff Liebermann
<jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote in
<0mupr2966jce7prn6t5trr15gdi8faiid6@4ax.com>:

>I just tried blocking microsoft.com and example.com. Doesn't work by
>name, but works by IP address. Oh, think I see what's happening.
>Microsoft.com first points to an Akamai internet cache (akadns.net)
>which returns a DNS address. It never really goes directly to the web
>site. It might be necessary to block the cacheing server, the DNS
>load balancer, and the Microsoft site in order for this to work. ...

Which would probably have undesired side effects on other web sites that
use those services. Akamai in particular is likely to be a problem.

--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>