Re: [cobalt-users] Viewing a site before propagation [was: (no subject)]

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Jay Fesco" <jay@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If the site uses a shared IP, use the shared I/P as the FTP address , but
> use the username and password you created for the Virtual site.  If you
set
> Host Directory to ../../web (as above) you will connect to the public web
> directory of the virtual site.  You WILL NOT be able to see the results of
> your upload via a web browser until the DNS propagates.  This is annoying
> and we have not found a way around it.

One solution on Windows machines is to set the host-ip info explicitly in
the hosts file on the client machine.  Other solutions involving rewrite
rules to access the site through a directory of the main site have been
posted as well.  Search the archives for combos words like: dns propagation,
access, hosts, etc.

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Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
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