Re: [Fwd: Bug#258392: lftp should support encrypted passwords in bookmarks]

On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 04:23:02AM -0400, Glenn Maynard wrote:
> A real password cache would be a lot more useful, though.  I'm constantly
> having to manually insert usernames and passwords into dynamic easynews
> URLs: "que get *paste*", back up, insert "glenn:abcdefg@" manually--time-
> consuming and causing my password to be displayed in plain view on the
> screen.

You can make lftp remember your password (within single lftp session), and
then use it:

	lftp> login ftp://[email protected]
	Password: <enter your password here>

Then `get ftp://[email protected]/path/to/file.zip' will use that
remembered password.

-- 
   Alexander.