+@cindex files, remote
+@cindex remote files
+ Emacs is also able to handle ``remote files'' which are stored on
+other hosts. Not only is Emacs somewhat aware of the special issues
+involved with network file systems, but it can also use FTP and ssh (or
+rsh) to make local copies of the files, and refresh them on the remote
+host automatically when you save the buffer. The FTP interface is
+provided by the standard @samp{efs} package @ref{Top, EFS, , efs}. The
+ssh/rsh interface is provided by the optional @samp{tramp} package
+@ref{Top, TRAMP, , tramp}. These packages attempt to implement all of
+the operations described below, making remote file use transparent
+(except for unavoidable network delays).
+