full-disclosure - Mozillat trashing host file

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Message-ID: <42A70D26.7020208@nospammail.net>
Date: Wed Jun  8 16:23:58 2005
From: spamproof at nospammail.net (Rob)
Subject: Mozillat trashing host file

Daniel Sichel wrote:
> As a standard part of our laptop windblose install we pre populate the
> host file with the business related entries we need (no arp cache
> poisoning please) then make the host rile read only. You'd be amazed at
> the headaches this simple prescaution prevents. 
> 
> Dan Sichel
> Network Engineer
> Ponderosa Telephone
> daniels@...derosatel.com (559) 868-6367

How does a locked down host file prevent arp cache poisoning,
or do you mean dns cache poisoning?