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New forum issue : Gross slow downs on wasteful external links

jmgjmg Posts: 15,140
edited 2015-07-02 03:40 in General Discussion
Seems the too much fluff is coming back to bite....
Page load has suddenly gotten v e r y slow, and I spot 
Waiting on Gravatar.com sometimes, and then also Waiting on connect.facebook.net  (or similar)
?? wtf  ?
Best to totally remove these hooks, surely there is no need to run away to anyone else's web site (and shiploads of reasons why that is a bad idea)

Comments

  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2015-07-02 07:45
    I put this is my /etc/hosts file:

    # To confuse gravatar spyware
    127.0.0.1 www.gravatar.com

    That should fix any waiting for avatars. Also gets rid of a lot of ugliness on the page :)
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