> > I configured recentf-auto-cleanup to "never" but tramp does not care > > about that setting. I also tried various tramp settings but found none > > that made a difference. > > Well, that variable is not intended for this case.
BTW I just noticed the help string of recentf-keep by chance: The default is to keep readable files. Remote files are checked for readability only in case a connection is established to that remote system, otherwise they are kept in the recent list without checking their readability. It seems to work. I tried only with the hooks removed as you suggested.
