Using Emacs Tramp with Dreamhost

I finally got Emacs 23.2.1 to work using Tramp, a remote editing utility, with my hosting provider, Dreamhost. The secret was to use plink, which connects to PuTTY, as the transport. I had been using Ange-Ftp, but it transmits passwords in the clear, which is not safe in today's world. Now I can edit files on my hosting site in the comfort of Emacs, knowing my password is encrypted. In my .emacs file:

(if (string= emacs-version "23.2.1")
    (progn   
          (require 'tramp)
          (setq tramp-default-method "plink")
          (setq tramp-verbose 10)
          (setq tramp-debug-buffer t)
    )
)