Subj : Old Geek Thoughts...
To   : Ogg
From : Arelor
Date : Mon Jan 03 2022 03:06:01

  Re: Old Geek Thoughts...
  By: Ogg to McDoob on Sun Jan 02 2022 01:33 pm

 > Hello McDoob!
 > 
 > ** On Saturday 01.01.22 - 18:21, McDoob wrote to GeekWisdom:
 > 
 >  M> Another thing I'm using the Pi that PiBBS runs on is
 >  M> PiHole. It effectively removes any reference to (known)
 >  M> advert servers before the data gets to whichever device I'm
 >  M> actually using. It's not perfect, but very effective, as
 >  M> long as you keep it updated.
 > 
 > But your account is still pulling in the same data from your
 > ISP, right?  PiHole may prevent the data reaching your end
 > devices, but PiHole needs the data to process it.  From a data
 > usage perspective, it's still a losing battle.

The PiHole prevents the Personal Computers which use it from downloading the
data in the first place. What the PiHole does is to tell the computer "this
advertisement you are trying to download does not exist" so the computer
doesn't even try.


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