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Re: Permanently caching password
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Adrian Phillips |
Subject: |
Re: Permanently caching password |
Date: |
Wed, 21 May 2008 07:05:22 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) |
>>>>> "Haines" == Haines Brown <address@hidden> writes:
Haines> I'm sure this is a FAQ, but googling did not resolve it
Haines> for me. I run emacs 23.0.60.1 under debian etch. I have
Haines> multiple web sites I need to reach by ftp, and each has a
Haines> complicated password, which I inevitably will mistype once
Haines> or twice until I happen to get it right. This is a real
Haines> pain and, despite the security issue, I'd like to hold my
Haines> passwords permanently in cache to be invoked when prompted
Haines> for them.
Is it not possible to use .netrc instead ?
Sincerely,
Adrian Phillips
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