Add a couple of other sensible button defaults in MessageBox()s.

[u/mdw/putty] / doc / errors.but

diff --git a/doc/errors.but b/doc/errors.but
index c87c0f6..722f24b 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/errors.but
+++ b/doc/errors.but
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ this, let us know and we'll move it up our priority list.
 ... below the configured warning threshold}
 
 This occurs when the SSH server does not offer any ciphers which you
-have configured PuTTY to consider strong enough.
+have configured PuTTY to consider strong enough. By default, PuTTY
+puts up this warning only for single-DES encryption.
 
 See \k{config-ssh-encryption} for more information on this message.
 
@@ -162,7 +163,9 @@ this user.
 
 This is almost certainly not a problem with PuTTY. If you see this
 type of message, the first thing you should do is check your
-\e{server} configuration carefully. Also, read the PuTTY Event Log;
+\e{server} configuration carefully. Common errors include having
+the wrong permissions or ownership set on the public key or the
+user's home directory on the server. Also, read the PuTTY Event Log;
 the server may have sent diagnostic messages explaining exactly what
 problem it had with your setup.
 
@@ -245,7 +248,7 @@ of \c{su} do it automatically.
 abort}
 
 This is a generic error produced by the Windows network code when it
-decides that your network connection is dead. For example, it might
+kills an established connection for some reason. For example, it might
 happen if you pull the network cable out of the back of an
 Ethernet-connected computer, or if Windows has any other similar
 reason to believe the entire network has become unreachable.
@@ -270,6 +273,10 @@ connection out. See \k{faq-idleout} in the FAQ for more details. You
 may be able to improve the situation by using keepalives; see
 \k{config-keepalive} for details on this.
 
+Note that Windows can produce this error in some circumstances without
+seeing a connection reset from the server, for instance if the
+connection to the network is lost.
+
 \H{errors-connrefused} \q{Network error: Connection refused}
 
 This error means that the network connection PuTTY tried to make to