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Refer to examples at http://betterfool.com
curl –anyauth –user username:password http://david.dlma.com/habari/atom/service
curl –basic –user username:password http://david.dlma.com/habari/atom/service
curl –basic –user username:password http://my.dlma.com/wp-app.php/service
Enable basic auth from Microsoft Windows machines
Python and basic auth: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/articles/authentication.shtml Basic_access_authentication
Round out some glaring omissions
Maybe use https://www.greplin.com/ to search them all?