How to read a file from another server? Newbie

[bobb]

Sean, what kind of server are you trying to get at  where the file exists?

bobb

"Sean Berry" <sean_berry at cox.net> wrote in message
news:Yyjjc.2071$Jy3.1146 at fed1read03...
> ssh I think.
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> "Ivan Voras" <ivoras at __geri.cc.fer.hr> wrote in message
> news:c6k9fh$3t9$1 at bagan.srce.hr...
> > Edward Diener wrote:
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> > > Sean Berry wrote:
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> > >>I am trying to read in a file from another server.
> > >>
> > >>If I try
> > >>x = open("servername:/path/to/file", "r")
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> > >
> > > x = open("servername://path/to/file", "r")
> >
> > Um, what does this to? What protocol does it use?
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