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I know you meant your question rhetorically, but I believe you can add a proxy server to the iPhone and handle any hostname trickery there.

Edit: Proxy settings can't be global, but are assigned individually for each WiFi connection.

Or you can use xip.io and save yourself a lot of trouble.

Yeah but then you're into jailbreak-warranty-invalidation territory. Great for personal devices, not so great on corporate.

Why would adding a proxy server invalidate your warranty? Adding a proxy is built in to iOS.

Oh whoops.. misread parent as installing a proxy server, not configuring one to be used in the settings.