[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] .netrc equivalent

DANIEL@UIUCVMD (10/10/90)

I'm porting an UNIX/VMS TCP/IP based application written in C to VM/CMS.
This application normally refers to the .netrc file to get password
information.  Are there any convensions on CMS for the equivalent?

Also, the program does not like to send the password across the net in
clear text so it calls the standard UNIX crypt command to do the DES
encryption of the password.  Is the DES encription available on VM/CMS
systems if I don't own the standard IBM box to do this?  What is the
standard calling procedure for programs using an IBM DES configuration?

-- Daniel Pommert
 pommert@uiuc.edu