Hi > > > AFAIK, neither gftp nor gnome-vfs have support for modifying files > > using FTP. I think you should a network filesystem, like NFS or Samba, > > for example. > > incorrect. gnome-vfs has the ability to modify files in ftp but the support in gedit is read only. yes thats dumb. it was even proposed for consideration as blocker bug for gnome 2.10 but since that it isnt a regression it has been pushed to 2.12. if you require this feature then stick with jedit -- Regards, Rahul Sundaram