HOSTS file

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Does anyone know if is it possible to CNAMEs in a Windows hosts file? The
obvious name and alias entry does work leading me to believe it can't be
done.

Any ideas?
 
Does anyone know if is it possible to CNAMEs in a Windows hosts file? The
obvious name and alias entry does work leading me to believe it can't be
done.

Any ideas?
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Robert,

A hosts file entry is simple.
IPAddress URL
where URL = subdomain.domain.tld, no wildcards or expressions, exact matches
required.

DNS, with CNames and the other amenities, was developed long after Hosts was an
established component in IP networks.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/local-name-and-address-resolution-on.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/local-name-and-address-resolution-on.html
 
No. Though LMHOSTS can have #INCLUDE directives, which is useful for
temporarily adding a group of names.
 
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