How do you define macros in a .netrc file?

[Paul Burry]

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>



Thanks,
	Paul
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