using ftp for remote file editing when tramp is installed

using ftp for remote file editing when tramp is installed

[kevin bailey]

hi,

using debian sarge with standard packages.

i have emacs21 and tramp installed and tramp works fine when editing remote
files.

however,

there is a website i need to edit and the only access i have is via FTP.

how do i get emacs to find the file over FTP?  ange-ftp is installed but
tramp seems to take over.

when i use

/user@server:/home/user/file.html

emacs tries to open the file using tramp/ssh

i've tried 

/ftp://user@server:/home/user/file.html

/[ftp]user@server:/home/user/file.html

etc etc but nothing works

thanks,

kev

Re: using ftp for remote file editing when tramp is installed

[kevin bailey]

kevin bailey wrote:

> hi,
> 
> using debian sarge with standard packages.
> 
> i have emacs21 and tramp installed and tramp works fine when editing
> remote files.
> 
> however,
> 
> there is a website i need to edit and the only access i have is via FTP.
> 
> how do i get emacs to find the file over FTP?  ange-ftp is installed but
> tramp seems to take over.
> 
> when i use
> 
> /user@server:/home/user/file.html
> 
> emacs tries to open the file using tramp/ssh
> 
> i've tried
> 
> /ftp://user@server:/home/user/file.html
> 
> /[ftp]user@server:/home/user/file.html
> 
> etc etc but nothing works
> 
> thanks,
> 
> kev

answering my own question..

using dired with

/ftp:user1@ftp.example.com:/


works fine.

my problem was that i specified a non-existent directory when i put

/ftp:user1@ftp.example.com:/home/user1/

because the FTP user is chrooted to /home/user1

/ftp:pch@tailorone.freewayprojects.com:/

Re: using ftp for remote file editing when tramp is installed

[Bastien]

kevin bailey <kbailey@freewayprojects.com> writes:

> i've tried 
>
> /ftp://user@server:/home/user/file.html
> /[ftp]user@server:/home/user/file.html

/ftp:user@server:/home/user/file.html ?

-- 
Bastien