Re: RE: [cobalt-users] Re: Mutual DNS server hosting request on Cobalt list

[Menno M Jansz <lists@xxxxxxxxx>]

>> I change it at the registrar (as its currently live). I 
>> thought that by adding the name and IP locally on my 2K box, 
>> that my browser could get the IP and it would be testable 
>> from my pc. If this doesn't work, I'll have my dhbolton.com 
>> domain hosted on the box to experiment with but it might mean 
>> possible probs when the live sites are moved.
>
>You just need to add it to your hosts file if DNS is properly enabled on
>the RaQ. Be sure to add both dhbolton.com and www.dhbolton.com to your
>hosts file locally.
>

The only thing to beware of is that some ISPs in the UK make all http traffic go via their cache, and so you'll still get your old page, no matter what you put in your 
hosts file. This happened to me a few months ago, and it took me ages to figure out what was going on.

Cheers,
Menno