--- a/src/eric7/QScintilla/Editor.py	Mon Jan 29 19:50:44 2024 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/QScintilla/Editor.py	Fri Feb 02 11:29:08 2024 +0100
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@
 
                     self.readFile(self.fileName, True)
 
+                elif FileSystemUtilities.isRemoteFileName(self.fileName):
+                    # TODO: read the remote file from the server
+                    pass
+
                 self.__bindLexer(self.fileName)
                 self.__bindCompleter(self.fileName)
                 self.checkSyntax()