====== .netrc ====== The ''netrc'' file is used to save account information for various applications. Initially used by ''ftp'' clients only, now also [[email:fetchmailrc|fetchmail]] (amongst many others) has support for it. Sample: default login anonymous password georg.rind@wallbach.de machine ftp.freebsd.org login freebsduser password secret machine imap.provider.tld login emailuser password "even more secure"