edit files over ftp

[noskule <noskule gmx net>]

hi list
this is my first post in this list and also my first time using gnome /
ubuntu. So my question:
is there a way with to edit files over ftp? If I open a ftp connection
with nautilus and want do edit a file, they only open with
writeprotection, the same over ssh. What I'm doing wrong.

thanx nos