Re: testing for a remote file to include file on a Windows mappeddrive

[Jason Rumney]

Michael Albinus wrote:
> Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>
>   
> > (let ((file-name-handlers-alist nil)) (file-readable-p <FILE>)).
> >     
>
> (and (not (file-remote-p file)) (file-readable-p file))
>
> There could be file name handlers, which have an own implementation of
> file-readable-p for local files.
>   

If you are running an external process which needs to read the file, 
then it needs to be readable without any file-handler specifics.