Blocking Unwanted Connections with a Hosts File

On this website http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm there is a great
deal of information about using the MVPS Hosts file

At the bottom of the page it shows this:-

Microsoft and or MVPS.org are in no way affiliated with, nor offers
endorsement of, this site.

Copyright © 1998 - 2018 All rights reserved.
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

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Can anyone tell me who *IS* responsible for the site if it has no
'affiliation' with MVPS.org? http://www.mvps.org

From Virus Total - Serving IP Address 216.155.126.40

http://216.155.126.40.ipaddress.com

TIA

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David B.

On 09/01/2019 09:28, David B. wrote:
On this websiteÂ* http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm there is a great
deal of information about using the MVPS Hosts file

At the bottom of the page it shows this:-

Microsoft and or MVPS.org are in no way affiliated with, nor offers
endorsement of, this site.

Copyright © 1998 - 2018 All rights reserved.
http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

=

Can anyone tell me who *IS* responsible for the site if it has no
'affiliation' with MVPS.org? http://www.mvps.org

From Virus Total - Serving IP AddressÂ* 216.155.126.40

http://216.155.126.40.ipaddress.com

TIA

MVPS is a Microsoft Volunteer Professional. It is a scheme that
Microsoft started long ago to award some sort of recognition to amateurs
who provide helpful advice, code, etc for Microsoft products, either on
forums or their own websites.

If you look at the Technet forums you will see signatures with similar
abbreviations for other schemes that MS operate. Often with similar
disclaimers if they link to a non-MS website.

To answer your question about the hosts file website, the MSVP who
operates it is responsible for it.

On 10/01/2019 10:06, MikeS wrote:
To answer your question about the hosts file website, the MSVP who
operates it is responsible for it.

Really? And exactly who *IS* that MVP?

https://mvp.microsoft.com/

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David B.

On 10/01/2019 10:42, David B. wrote:
On 10/01/2019 10:06, MikeS wrote:
To answer your question about the hosts file website, the MSVP who
operates it is responsible for it.

Really? And exactly who *IS* that MVP?

https://mvp.microsoft.com/

Whatever Microsoft choose to call them, they are all volunteers and
"amateurs" in the sense that Microsoft does not pay them or take
responsibility for their activities. The way Microsoft promote the
scheme, especially via their award winners, is misleading.

Many do it because it benefits their business activities but many others
are true amateurs who undertake all their MVP activities as a hobby. I
have always found the true amateurs to be the ones who offer the most
useful and interesting activities.

If you look at the hosts website properly you will see that "true
amateur" applies to the operator who notes alongside his photo that he
is retired. If you are desperate to know his name I suggest you contact
him and ask him.

"MikeS" wrote in message
...
On 10/01/2019 10:42, David B. wrote:
On 10/01/2019 10:06, MikeS wrote:

Don't see the OP
You've replied to a known troll who stalks MVPs.

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Regards
wasbit

On 10/01/2019 11:20, wasbit wrote:
"MikeS" wrote in message
...
On 10/01/2019 10:42, David B. wrote:
On 10/01/2019 10:06, MikeS wrote:

Don't see the OP
You've replied to a known INVESTIGATOR who believes that there were/are 'bad apples' in the MVP barrel!

It is the *WEBSITE* I'm interested in.

Interesting information he-

http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

FWIW, I appreciate the honest answers given by MikeS. Thanks, Mike. :-)

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David B.

On 10/01/2019 11:09, MikeS wrote:
On 10/01/2019 10:42, David B. wrote:
On 10/01/2019 10:06, MikeS wrote:
To answer your question about the hosts file website, the MSVP who
operates it is responsible for it.

Really? And exactly who *IS* that MVP?

https://mvp.microsoft.com/

Whatever Microsoft choose to call them, they are all volunteers and
"amateurs" in the sense that Microsoft does not pay them or take
responsibility for their activities. The way Microsoft promote the
scheme, especially via their award winners, is misleading.

Many do it because it benefits their business activities but many others
are true amateurs who undertake all their MVP activities as a hobby. I
have always found the true amateurs to be the ones who offer the most
useful and interesting activities.

Indeed. I expect you are aware that monitors and
posts in this group.

I'm not sure why he changed his 'nym' to '...w¡ñ§±¤ñ'


If you look at the hosts website properly you will see that "true
amateur" applies to the operator who notes alongside his photo that he
is retired. If you are desperate to know his name I suggest you contact
him and ask him.

Ummm!!! *HOW*, MikeS ;-) I don't have any idea WHO/WHAT is running the
website!

This site has some interesting information:-

https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/mvps.org

Remember, THIS SITE IS *NOT* ASSOCIATED WITH MICROSOFT!

A puzzle indeed!

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David B.

On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:08:55 +0000, "David B." "David
wrote:

Indeed. I expect you are aware that monitors and
posts in this group.

I'm not sure why he changed his 'nym' to '...w¡ñ§±¤ñ'

Probably not for the same reason(s) that you've changed your nym at
least 25-30 times, if not many more.

Remember, THIS SITE IS *NOT* ASSOCIATED WITH MICROSOFT!

A puzzle indeed!

Not a puzzle, just one of your primary stalking targets.

MikeS wrote:
On 10/01/2019 10:42, David B. wrote:
On 10/01/2019 10:06, MikeS wrote:
To answer your question about the hosts file website, the MSVP who
operates it is responsible for it.

Really? And exactly who *IS* that MVP?

https://mvp.microsoft.com/

Whatever Microsoft choose to call them, they are all volunteers and
"amateurs" in the sense that Microsoft does not pay them or take
responsibility for their activities. The way Microsoft promote the
scheme, especially via their award winners, is misleading.

Many do it because it benefits their business activities but many others
are true amateurs who undertake all their MVP activities as a hobby. I
have always found the true amateurs to be the ones who offer the most
useful and interesting activities.

If you look at the hosts website properly you will see that "true
amateur" applies to the operator who notes alongside his photo that he
is retired. If you are desperate to know his name I suggest you contact
him and ask him.


David knows exactly what an MVP is.

David hates anybody who bans him from various forums.

If an MVP site had a forum, and an MVP banned him,
then a picture of the MVP would be added to Davids
dart board in the basement. David needs to know
the details of the MVP, so he can acquire a photograph
of the individual for the dartboard.

When David is banned from a forum as "David", he'll
come back as "Bob" and post into various random forums
with "Why did you ban my friend David?".

And so on... Rinse and repeat and repeat and repeat...

For 20 years, if that's what it takes...

I don't know if the DSM has an entry for this behavior
or not. It's sorta like "excessive hand washing" or
"banging your head against a wall", only it involves
forums and posting off-topic content.

Paul

On 10/01/2019 13:33, Paul wrote:
MikeS wrote:
On 10/01/2019 10:42, David B. wrote:
On 10/01/2019 10:06, MikeS wrote:
To answer your question about the hosts file website, the MSVP who
operates it is responsible for it.

Really? And exactly who *IS* that MVP?

https://mvp.microsoft.com/

Whatever Microsoft choose to call them, they are all volunteers and
"amateurs" in the sense that Microsoft does not pay them or take
responsibility for their activities. The way Microsoft promote the
scheme, especially via their award winners, is misleading.

Many do it because it benefits their business activities but many
others are true amateurs who undertake all their MVP activities as a
hobby. I have always found the true amateurs to be the ones who offer
the most useful and interesting activities.

If you look at the hosts website properly you will see that "true
amateur" applies to the operator who notes alongside his photo that he
is retired. If you are desperate to know his name I suggest you
contact him and ask him.


David knows exactly what an MVP is.

I do.

David hates anybody who bans him from various forums.

That is not true. I don't HATE anyone!

If an MVP site had a forum, and an MVP banned him,
then a picture of the MVP would be added to Davids
dart board in the basement. David needs to know
the details of the MVP, so he can acquire a photograph
of the individual for the dartboard.

When David is banned from a forum as "David", he'll
come back as "Bob" and post into various random forums
with "Why did you ban my friend David?".

And so on... Rinse and repeat and repeat and repeat...

For 20 years, if that's what it takes...

I don't know if the DSM has an entry for this behavior
or not. It's sorta like "excessive hand washing" or
"banging your head against a wall", only it involves
forums and posting off-topic content.

Â*Â* Paul

We've had this kind of conversation before, Paul!

https://alt.windows7.general.narkive...-natoli#post19

The word you are looking for is PERSISTENT!

There is ALWAYS a reason for everything. I *KNOW* I'm a 'good guy'
looking for the bad ones, so if folk will not correspond with me/talk to
me then, more or less by default, they most probably ARE suspicious
characters! But I don't HATE anyone and I do NOT throw darts at their
photographs! ;-)

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David B.

On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 08:33:09 -0500, Paul wrote:

David knows exactly what an MVP is.

David hates anybody who bans him from various forums.

Paul is correct.

There is ALWAYS a reason for everything.
I *KNOW* I'm a 'good guy' looking for the bad ones,

David B. is dangerous, as is Good Guy (perhaps one & the same).
Similar to Diesel and the other psychopaths who get their jollies this way.

Psychologically unsound, perhaps certifiable so - perhaps not certifiable.
Dangerous nonetheless

On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 10:42:17 +0000, "David B." "David
wrote:

On 10/01/2019 10:06, MikeS wrote:
To answer your question about the hosts file website, the MSVP who
operates it is responsible for it.

Really? And exactly who *IS* that MVP?

Creepy, dude. Stalking makes you one of the 'bad guys'. No wonder you
haven't found any after all these years.

"MikeS" wrote

| MVPS is a Microsoft Volunteer Professional.

Most Valued Professional. Here's a logo on Randy
Birch's homepage:

http://vbnet.mvps.org/welcome.htm

In addition to professional status, it's my
understanding that an MVP also gets free copies
of just about everything, though they're supposed
to be for "development purposes only".

In my experience I've seen a lot of very helpful
and generous MVPs. Also some know-it-alls and
holier-than-thou types. And an occasional religious
fanatic for whom Microsoft can do no wrong. I guess
it's like any group affiliation in that way. People
approach it differently. People also vary in their
ability to deal with other people and communicate.

But I'm not sure I can see any correlation between
amateur vs pro in terms of who's more helpful. I've
seen plenty of very helpful, modest and generous
pros (Randy Birch and Karl Peterson come to mind).

On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 09:28:42 +0000, "David B." "David
wrote:

Can anyone tell me who *IS* responsible for the site if it has no
'affiliation' with MVPS.org?

By now, most people know full well that you stalk certain sites, plus
the sites of people who have openly refused to help you stalk the sites
in the first category, but PT Barnum is on your side, so good luck. I'm
sure you can hook a new sucker, although it would likely be temporary
until he/she discovers what you're about.