include port in hosts file

[John A Grandy]

Is it possible to include port numbers in hosts file ?

So , an alias would map to a spefic port of a specific server.

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

John A Grandy <johnagrandy-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote:
> Is it possible to include port numbers in hosts file ?
>
> So , an alias would map to a spefic port of a specific server.

No...hosts files simply map names to IP addresses.

[Frankster]

"John A Grandy" <johnagrandy-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to include port numbers in hosts file ?
>
> So , an alias would map to a spefic port of a specific server.
>

No.

-Frank