Mario Contestabile wrote: > Fyi, Any NT app can bypass the local hosts file using DnsQuery(...,..., > DNS_QUERY_NO_HOSTS_FILE, ...); "Any NT app" ??? http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dns/dns/ dnsquery.asp?frame=true ... Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Professional: This value is not supported. Of course, what the dox say and what works may be two different things... Regards, Nick FitzGerald