you're right, but e.g. to open a file without knowing the exact name you have to type :e ftp://[user]@hostname/path/ and then select the directory and file, whi

you're right, but e.g. to open a file without knowing the exact name you have to type :e ftp://[user]@hostname/path/ and then select the directory and file, which is a lot slower and more complicated than the traditional way of opening files.