Re: [ALUG] Using curl (or similar) bypassing DNS

Brett Parker wrote:

Well, the hostname is part of the HTTP/1.1 spec, it doesn't exist in HTTP/1.0 and so it's the right way round to think of it ;)

Fair point! My normal (non-scripted) workaround would be to add an entry to my hosts file, which is why I came at it from that angle. Very easy not to stand back from something and see the whole picture! -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0845 45 89 555 Registered in England (0456 0902) at 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG