Hosts.sam Not Working :(!

[internet.news]

As you may know there is a file called "hosts.sam" in the c:\windows
directory which redirects DNS Names to IP adresses.

But this file does not work on my Win98 (SE) - I tried everything I know,
but it still does not work - I want my computer to redirect me on 127.0.0.1
when I am browsing offline "internet-news.no-ip.com"?

I have typed in the HOSTS.SAM and HOSTS file:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 internet-news.no-ip.com

Please help me, I know this worked one time for me - I do not know
why now it is not working properly. Now it show me when I am offline:


Any kind of help would be gladly appreciated

[Vargas]

HOSTS.SAM is just a sample HOSTS file
HOSTS file must be all CAPS (for the filename not the contents)
in win98 you need to reboot for the changes in HOSTS. to take effect

[nsane]

it's the file 'C:\Windows\HOSTS' no file extension

[internet.news]

Sorry, it was my fault - I thought I saved with TextIt the entries in HOSTS, but
it automatically saved as *.txt. I now changed it successfully.

Have a look