How do you define macros in a .netrc file?

[Andy Pippin <The Elf>]

Like, ya' know, then rpburry at ncs.dnd.ca (Paul Burry) says...
~I am trying to define the 'init' macro in the .netrc ftp startup file,
~but I cannot seem to get it to work.  I was able to define the macro 
~interactively, but I can't get it to work in the netrc file.  Can anyone
~tell me how to do it?
~
~I was trying:
~
~machine themachine login thelogin password thepassword
~macdef init
~bin
~prompt
~cd pub
~<blank line>

	Try putting everything on seperate lines:

machine expo.lcs.mit.edu
login  ftp
password andy at polyslo.calpoly.edu
macdef init
hash
binary
prompt
bell
cd pub


	Seems to work for me, don't know why yours doesn't though....
	
	Dominus Omus.

    aBp.

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