NewsCactus Blog

Some of our customers are so eager to set-up their online newsroom that they would rather not wait for their website DNS settings to be updated.

There is a solution. Clients can work around waiting for a CNAME record to be updated for the http://news.yourURL sub-domain by creating the following entry on your computer’s host file.

For PCs, in Windows Explorer, locate the file called ‘hosts.’

You’ll probably find it at: c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

Edit the file using a text editor like Notepad.

At the bottom of the file, add this entry: 208.109.205.100  news.yourURL

Save the host file.

By updating the host file on your computer, you’ll be able to view the newsroom as it will appear on the World Wide Web once the http://news.yourURL sub-domain is established with your host.

Please note: if not done correctly, changes to your computer’s host file could adversely affect your computer. NewsCactus cannot be held responsible for errors.