From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Cannot connect to some hosts using tramp Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:53:59 +0200 Message-ID: <87y4z5yuk8.fsf@gmx.de> References: <87tx9ud65a.fsf@gmx.de> <87fvle1ozg.fsf@gmx.de> <87ppkhprxw.fsf@gmx.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1397674479 9261 80.91.229.3 (16 Apr 2014 18:54:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 18:54:39 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs Help To: Angus Comber Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 16 20:54:30 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WaUyc-0005pf-A1 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:54:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56219 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaUyb-0003Ax-Rz for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:54:29 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51770) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaUyL-0003Ao-3S for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:54:20 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaUyD-0001xo-JR for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:54:13 -0400 Original-Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.20]:61351) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaUyD-0001xQ-9l for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:54:05 -0400 Original-Received: from detlef.gmx.de ([93.202.48.111]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx103) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0M55BC-1WsREM3oHG-00zEbs; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:54:01 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Angus Comber's message of "Wed, 16 Apr 2014 17:02:16 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:Eiwefzg7tERaRxsRJRB/8wVYvH+lcUo0sBsaoF07cMVCzrvBIyZ uuGuloJt94TBB0ZWy33HMc1pCxhi6/nQKhkK6ysGp37s2xtjXDcN0witiK02w3KmUUN9yiG wW9TkhZxrFc397AT454cmaOLYal0R7sMidgn0cMG3M8FMBrLP3FGQT3yLXWe3WTVFrlDOHU RZwKwVkBzNPH6gPvg6bbA== X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-Received-From: 212.227.17.20 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:97159 Archived-At: Angus Comber writes: > This is what I tried: > > m-x tramp ??? There is no command `tramp' ... > c-x c-f /plink:acomber@uk-rhel53qa32:myextract.txt > > Then I was prompted for my password. I entered password and get these > odd messages in *scratch*: > > Invalid help command foo. > open plink > Unknown host plink. > Invalid help command foo. > open plink > Unknown host plink. > > I am not sure what the bar is called in Emacs but the grey bar at the > foot of Emacs says: > > -1\**- *ftp acomber@plink* All L7 (Internal Ange-ftp:no > process)------------- That means definitely, that ange-ftp's entries in file-name-handler-alist are active. They shouldn't. Let's start from scratch: Start a new Emacs with "emacs -Q". This prevents all user defined settings. In that new Emacs, open a file c-x c-f /plink:acomber@uk-rhel53qa32:myextract.txt Does this work? > Angus Best regards, Michael.