is it possible to edit files directly on FTP?

[Shannon McMackin]

Gabriel Dragffy wrote:
> For example using Gnome I can create a folder on the Desktop that  
> shows me the files in my webserver. I double-click a file and it  
> opens in Gedit, which is great, but it won't let me save that file  
> back to the FTP folder after making changes. Is there anyway to  
> achieve this, it would be so convenient!
> 
> Gabe
> 
I'm no FTP expert, but I would think it would have something to do with 
your user's rights and permissions on the FTP server.  Most users only 
have read permission by default.