Re: ange-ftp won't make remote backup files

[Chris Moore]

Richard Stallman writes:

 > Does this replacement function make things work more or less right?
 > 
 > (defun backup-buffer-copy (from-name to-name modes)
 >   (condition-case ()
 >       (copy-file from-name to-name t t)
 >     (file-error
 >      ;; If copying fails because file TO-NAME
 >      ;; is not writable, delete that file and try again.
 >      (if (and (file-exists-p to-name)
 >            (not (file-writable-p to-name)))
 >       (delete-file to-name))
 >      (copy-file from-name to-name t t)))
 >   (and modes
 >        (set-file-modes to-name (logand modes #o1777))))

More right.  I can edit files and keep backups now.  Thanks.

Chris.