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HostsMan 3.2.73 released

HostsMan is a freeware hosts file manager and editor.

Features
Automatic update of hosts file
Enable/Disable hosts file
Built-in hosts editor
Scan hosts for errors, duplicates and possible hijacks
Hosts file backup manager
Exclusion list
Local HTTP server
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Requirements
Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Server 2008, 7

What's new since 3.2.71 Beta7?
- added: Windows Server 2008 R2 support;
- added: hosts file optimization (HostsOptimizer);
- changed: HTTP connect and read timeout values to 10 seconds;
- changed: URLs for 'hpHosts' and 'hpHosts (Partial)';
- changed: HTTP maximum redirections value to 3;
- changed: improved scheduling of automatic updates.

What's new since 3.2.70 Beta6?
- added: Windows 7 support;
- added: two update sources ("hpHosts (Partial)" and "hpHosts (Ad and tracking servers only)");
- changed: comments, possible hijacks and disabled entries are drawn differently in HostsMan Editor;
- fixed: cannot import some hosts file;
- fixed: DPI scaling of some visual elements;
- fixed: minor bugs.

What's new since 3.2.69 Beta5?
- fixed: Auto-Update may check for updates every 60 seconds under certain conditions;
- fixed: may not run in certain Win98SE systems;
- fixed: minor bugs.

What's new since 3.2.68 Beta4?
- changed: multi-threading library improved;
- changed: internal DNS resolver improved;
- removed: "Mike's Ad Blocking Hosts" source;
- fixed: some import options do not work;
- fixed: minor bugs.

What's new since 3.2.67 Beta3?
- changed: user-agent to allow access to hpHosts main server.

What's new since 3.2.66 Beta2?
- added: new multi-threading library (experimental and implementation incomplete).
- removed: -u command-line argument;
- changed: increased Auto-Update interval to 24 hours.

What's new since 3.2.61 Beta1?
- added: HostsMan now preserves hosts file attributes;
- added: Auto-Update can check for updates in restricted accounts;
- added: option to supress confirmation dialog when new updates are available;
- added: command-line parameter to restore original Windows hosts file;
- added: HostsMan can now open hosts files encoded in UTF-8, UTF-16LE and UTF-16BE;
- added: internal DNS resolver (experimental);
- added: HostsServer now supports multiple IP-Port bindings;
- added: filters to HostsMan Editor;
- changed: 'Additional Information' improved;
- changed: default value of http client's buffer size to 1024;
- changed: improved bug reporting;
- changed: minor interface improvements;
- fixed: minor bugs.


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