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- From: mjo@ef2007.efhd.ford.com (Mike O'Connor)
- Subject: Re: .netrc entry for default ftp connects
- Message-ID: <BuKxGB.9xI@ef2007.efhd.ford.com>
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- Reply-To: Mike O'Connor <mjo@fmsrl7.srl.ford.com>
- Organization: International Affairs, Overseas Engineering, "Fordz"
- References: <1992Sep12.184012.2519@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 17:48:10 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep12.184012.2519@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov>
- thigpen@lambda.msfc.nasa.gov (Keith Thigpen) writes:
-
- :.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.
- :
- :I tried the word 'default' as a machine name, (seems like I vaguely remember
- :that from the dim pas) but it has no effect.
-
- The functionality of .netrc depends greatly on the ftp client that you
- are using. FTP a modern ftp client from ftp.uu.net and you should be
- all set. :)
-
- ...Mike
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