URL local re-direct, how?

fred_easey · 9 Feb 2009 at 09:30

Hi,

I want to play a practical joke on a guy at work; he is constantly on a site called "hot uk deals", so I want to set his computer up, so the next time he tries to access that site, it re-directs to a page that says "Access to this site is barred under the company's correct internet usage policy" or words to that effect?

Anyone know how this could be done?

Fred

fred_easey · 9 Feb 2009 at 09:51

Cheers guys, that sounds pretty straight-forward.

Will give it a crack next time he goes to the toilet

fred_easey · 9 Feb 2009 at 10:15

OK I'm a bit clueless about setting up a web-server, in the interests of comedy, would anyone be able to host my spoof message for me?

fred_easey · 9 Feb 2009 at 10:34

Ah OK I've hosted my spoof warning page, just trying to get it set up on my own PC now...

fred_easey · 9 Feb 2009 at 10:38

OK I got a slight problem. I've hosted my spoof warning message on the first free hosting thing I could find (hostrator.com).

However, I now have a URL for the warning message but not an IP. If I use the IP of the ftp that I uploaded the .htm file to then it just ends up at the hostrator homepage.

Is it possible to set up the host file so it re-directs www.hotukdeals.com to a URL rather than an IP address?

fred_easey · 9 Feb 2009 at 10:57

Aruffell said:
I can host it for you by the way if need be

Andy

YGM