Is it possible to use SFTP directories in a similar way to normal directories in Mathematica? I would like it if I could Import,Export,Get,Put etc to SFTP directories just as if they were normal directories. (The fact that I can't by default might indicate that mathematica is not capable of this or that it is a difficult problem, but maybe someone found some satisfying solution.)
A similar question was asked here (import file from directory using sftp) but it seems it was interpreted as just the question why an sftp directory does not work with Import and not as a request for whether anyone has an alternative that does work.
Alternatively is there a different way to connect to remote clusters than sftp so that we can import and export directly from Mathematica. (Sorry, I am not at all an expert in protocols and connecting to clusters.)
Personally I am most interested in answers that work on Ubuntu (although I am also interested in a Windows based answer.)
As Szabolcs pointed out this is probably best solved at the operator system level. I will come back and see whether there is a good appropriate answer for Mathemematica Stackexchange after I get something working. But probably the best answer is just a link to the equivalent stackexchange question for a unix based solution https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/62677/best-way-to-mount-remote-folder to the problem of mounting remotes folders.
