I can't figure out the correct syntax for a link to a password-protected FTP site. I want to insert a link in org-mode, which opens a remote FTP server at a given directory in dired.
When I try
/user:pass@host:/dir
I get the error unknown method user.
When I do
/ftp:user:pass@host:/dir
I get prompted for a Password for myusername@user
Finally, when I do
ftp://user:pass@host:/dir
the link gets opened externally (in Firefox)
~/.authinfo
, as described in the Password handling section of the TRAMP manual. The password would then be available at any link to that server, not just in the specific org file. – legoscia Jan 13 '15 at 17:04