Re: Cannot connect to some hosts using tramp

[Michael Albinus]

Angus Comber <anguscomber@gmail.com> 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.