Tramp mode of emacs fails to get remote file when the filename contains a colon. (Works for other filenames on remote server.) Cannot see anything about colons in manual, only 'A remote file name containing a host name, which is the same string as a method name, is not allowed', which is not the case here. Have tried escaping colon without success. Does anyone have a solution?
FYI command used was:
emacs /ssh:servername.net/~/TRAILS/AMoleraSP:_Beach_Trail.gpx
The remote file name syntax is wrong, you miss the colon after the host name. And there is a superfluous slash. Try
emacs /ssh:servername.net:~/TRAILS/AMoleraSP:_Beach_Trail.gpx