no, bug 38066 is about not being able to save because ftp isn't in the writeable schemas list in gconf by default. 38066 says that opening files is fine.
-- Fails to open files over FTP https://launchpad.net/bugs/51610 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
