Can I ban betfair on my pc?

Royale

Hi I need a way to block betfair on my pc, i amtrying ot block it on my self so will need some way that can not be reversed without a certain password or something and I'l make a supportive friend create and never tellme the password, I know I am weak and have a problem but please don't lambast me for such.
Thanks for your help.

DOLEMAN

Yup.

IE -> Tools -> Internet Options -> Content -> Enable Content Advisor -> Add betfair and a password...

Good luck!

Dave!

You thought about going to counselling for this? Cos blocking betfair on your computer won't make the problem go away, as there are other gambling sites on the internet.

Maybe this should be moved to Personal Issues.

Royale

I only use firefox though...

astrofool

open the C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file in notepad

add beneath the lines that are there:

127.0.0.1 betfair.com

This basically sends any request to betfair.com to the local pc, where it can't be found. This can be done with any domain and for as many domains as you want.

I guess you could then check to see if you can lock this file for non admin users, and make yourself a non admin.

Another option might be to try and block it at the router level, and change the password so only a friend can unblock it.

Ultimately though, if you are determined, you can reformat, or reset the devices to get back access. If its a gambling problem, then you will really need to see someone about it, i'm sure they can put you in touch with gamblers anonymous over on PI. You could also try and find another hobby to replace gambling with, computer wise, World of Warcraft keeps people hooked, though I don't know the ethics of replacing one addiction with another

Royale

astrofool wrote:

open the C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file in notepad

add beneath the lines that are there:

127.0.0.1 betfair.com

This basically sends any request to betfair.com to the local pc, where it can't be found. This can be done with any domain and for as many domains as you want.

I guess you could then check to see if you can lock this file for non admin users, and make yourself a non admin.

Another option might be to try and block it at the router level, and change the password so only a friend can unblock it.

Ultimately though, if you are determined, you can reformat, or reset the devices to get back access. If its a gambling problem, then you will really need to see someone about it, i'm sure they can put you in touch with gamblers anonymous over on PI. You could also try and find another hobby to replace gambling with, computer wise, World of Warcraft keeps people hooked, though I don't know the ethics of replacing one addiction with another

Thanks that looks like a great idea, but I did it and it didn't work, do i just save the file afterwards, am i missing a line, i copied and pasted exactly.

subway

should look like this

---

hosts wrote:

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 betfair.com

astrofool

try:
127.0.0.1 www.betfair.com
(just worked for me). You also need to open a new browser window after each change.

Capt'n Midnight

have a look at http://www.schooner.com/~loverso/no-ads too
it's more complesx you can edit the list to block other gambling sites too with wildcards.