Editing file mounted via gvfs with emacs

Question

I want to edit a file on a ftp server (provided by the french IP Free).
Files are mounted on my comp via gvfs and I'd like to use emacs (23.1.1). Here is what I get when I save after edit

Saving file /home/ugo/.gvfs/ftp as ***** on ftpperso.free.fr/index.htm...
basic-save-buffer-2: Opening output file: device or resource busy, /home/ugo/.gvfs/ftp as ***** on ftpperso.free.fr/index.htm

Editing locally and the moving file back to the gvfs directory is a workaround but I'd like to avoid this.
Any Idea ?

Answer 1

If gvfs isn't working for you, a substitute is Emacs's own ftp interface, ange-ftp. Open your file as /ftp:[e-mail]:index.htm. This has the advantage of working even if your Emacs doesn't support gvfs. The main downside I can think of is that you'll have to type your password in Emacs, since AFAIK Emacs's password management hasn't been integrated with any external keyring program.