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DESCRIPTION
Gas Mask is a simple hosts file manager for Mac OS X Leopard. It enables to edit hosts files and switch between them.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 0.4:
  • Improved syntax highlighting
  • Global hotkeys
  • New preferences panel
  • On hosts file activation “dscacheutil -flushcache” will be called
  • Growl support
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

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Developer:Siim Raud
Downloads:1,846
  - Version d/l:1,394
Business:Applications
License:Free
Date:21 Jan 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
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    Mar 14 2009
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    PRIMER  Just what the doctor ordered. Finally a good alternative for Hostsman (XP) on the Mac. Please add search functionality to this app, so it's easier to find and edit/delete individual entries. It would also be fantastic if this app could automatically download the MVPS hosts file at set intervals. An iPod Touch/iPhone version of Gas Mask would be killer, I'd pay for it. Thanks for making this app, it's the first that gets installed on any Mac I encounter.  
    (Version 0.4)

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    Feb 18 2009

    LUNELSON1  Just want to say thanks, for making this available. Very useful functionality that until now was much harder to use.  
    (Version 0.4)

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    Feb 8 2009

    SVERDIANTO  This is a great app!!!

    If you're open for suggestion, I would suggest your future changes will be:

    - A short help page

    - In Window mode, Apple menu bar does not show your app as an active window, add Quit and Help menu there would be great

    - Hosts file editor looks pretty if you're using a fixed length font style (Monaco?)

    Thanks,   
    (Version 0.4)

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    Mar 24 2009

    SIIM RAUD  Adding menu bar is difficult in Leopard. It's impossibe to add menu bar while application is running. The only way to do it is to close the application, change the application bundle and relaunch the application (Quicksilver is doing exactly that). But changing application bundle is big no-no, application should not change it. Well, I'm thinking about it, I would like it to have menu bar in window mode also.  
    (Version 0.4)

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    Jan 23 2009
    *****

    TEKL  Great App. Exactly what I need.  
    (Version 0.4)

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    Dec 9 2008

    FLASH1296  This looks very promising.

    Sadly, there is not so much as a tiny text file to tell you how to use this appl'.

    A User's Guide would be great. Even a FAQ would be so very welcome.

    meanwhile the appl' launches but I cannot fathom how to accomplish anything with it !  
    (Version 0.3)

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    Jan 21 2009

    ENCRO  Is it really that hard?

    Looking at the screenshot, you can see a list of the host files of which only 1 can be active on the system (selected by using the tick button). By default there will usually only be a single default hosts file in /etc (called hosts). To add a new configuration click the plus button, to remove it click the remove button. The save button obviously saves changes to the hosts config. So basically the app allows you to rapidly swap between configurations on the fly.

    If you don't know what a hosts file is try searching in your favourite search engine for 'unix hosts file'. It's pretty much a file that tells your computer which IP address is associated with what URL. You can use it to re-direct addresses and block advertisements at the system level. If you are interested in that then search for 'ad blocking hosts file' instead :)

    The developer nor I should not have to hold your hand and spoon feed you information. If you want to learn, you can (and will).  
    (Version 0.4)

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