RE: [cobalt-users] see a virtual site before nameservers are changed to it

["Phil Beynon" <Infolink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 4:20 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] see a virtual site before nameservers are
> changed to it
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Mar 2002, Micha Kagie wrote:
>
> > hmmpfff, i tried http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/
> >
> > but here I can only browse by month, not search...
>
> A less frustrating URL that actually allows primative searches is
> http://list.cobalt.com/cgi-bin/htsearch
>
> That's most likely what Dan meant.
>
> Oh course it would have been quicker for everyone if he had simply said
>
> In your \windows\hosts file add a line as such
>
> the_ip_of_your_raq	(TAB)	www.the_domain_name_of_the_new_site
>
> Now your computer "knows" the the new domain is located at your RAQ's IP
>
>
> Thom

It's a pity that Sun / Cobalt don't think to include useful things such as
this in the user manual.

Phil

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