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    David> I'd like to be able to do two things: 1) in /etc/hosts, or
    David> a file like it, be able to enter a "CNAME" (alias) for
    David> another host that is resolved "traditionally".

    David> 2) be able to configure /etc/hosts-like settings on a
    David> per-user basis.

CNAME is a DNS thing.  /etc/hosts is only name => IP (and the
immediate reverse).  You might could do something evil using
LD_PRELOAD and overriding gethostbyname and friends.

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