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- From: thigpen@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov (Keith Thigpen)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
- Subject: .netrc entry for default ftp connects
- Summary: How do you specify a default machine entry in .netrc?
- Keywords: ftp netrc
- Message-ID: <1992Sep12.184012.2519@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: 12 Sep 92 18:40:12 GMT
- Organization: NASA/MSFC
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- .netrc works fine if I specify the machine that I want to contact. Often, tho,
- I want to jump out on the net and use anonymous ftp.
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- I tried the word 'default' as a machine name, (seems like I vaguely remember
- that from the dim pas) but it has no effect.
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- Thanks,
- Keith
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