Rather than rejecting spurious SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_SUCCESSes, and ignoring

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

diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but
index e0bfce6..bdc1a70 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/faq.but
+++ b/doc/faq.but
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ version 0.52.
 \S{faq-ssh2-keyfmt}{Question} Does PuTTY support reading OpenSSH or
 \cw{ssh.com} SSH-2 private key files?
 
 \S{faq-ssh2-keyfmt}{Question} Does PuTTY support reading OpenSSH or
 \cw{ssh.com} SSH-2 private key files?
 

-PuTTY doesn't support this natively, but as of 0.53
+PuTTY doesn't support this natively (see
+\W{http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/key-formats-natively.html}{the wishlist entry}
+for reasons why not), but as of 0.53

 PuTTYgen can convert both OpenSSH and \cw{ssh.com} private key
 files into PuTTY's format.
 
 PuTTYgen can convert both OpenSSH and \cw{ssh.com} private key
 files into PuTTY's format.
 


@@ -266,12 +268,11 @@ expect our Unix port to be the right thing for everybody.
 
 \S{faq-wince}{Question} Will there be a port to Windows CE or PocketPC?
 
 
 \S{faq-wince}{Question} Will there be a port to Windows CE or PocketPC?
 

-It's currently being worked on, but it's only in its early stages yet,
-and certainly isn't yet useful.  PuTTY on portable devices would
-clearly be a useful thing, so in the long term I hope it can be
-brought up to release quality.
+We have done some work on such a port, but it only reached an early
+stage, and certainly not a useful one. It's no longer being actively
+worked on.

 
 

-There's also a third-party port at
+However, there's a third-party port at

 \W{http://www.pocketputty.net/}\c{http://www.pocketputty.net/}.
 
 \S{faq-win31}{Question} Is there a port to \i{Windows 3.1}?
 \W{http://www.pocketputty.net/}\c{http://www.pocketputty.net/}.
 
 \S{faq-win31}{Question} Is there a port to \i{Windows 3.1}?


@@ -391,6 +392,8 @@ put your chosen pathname in the Registry, at
 
 \c HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\RandSeedFile
 
 
 \c HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\RandSeedFile
 

+You can ask PuTTY to delete all this data; see \k{faq-cleanup}.
+

 On Unix, PuTTY stores all of this data in a directory \cw{~/.putty}.
 
 \H{faq-howto} HOWTO questions
 On Unix, PuTTY stores all of this data in a directory \cw{~/.putty}.
 
 \H{faq-howto} HOWTO questions


@@ -1010,11 +1013,8 @@ still. We do not recommend it.)
 \S{faq-xpwontrun}{Question} PuTTY fails to start up.  Windows claims that
 \q{the application configuration is incorrect}.
 
 \S{faq-xpwontrun}{Question} PuTTY fails to start up.  Windows claims that
 \q{the application configuration is incorrect}.
 

-This is caused by a bug in certain versions of \i{Windows XP} which is
-triggered by PuTTY 0.58.  It can be avoided by installing
-Service Pack 2, by using a different version of PuTTY, or by installing
-a special \i{manifest file} alongside the PuTTY executable.
-The
+This is caused by a bug in certain versions of \i{Windows XP} which
+is triggered by PuTTY 0.58. This was fixed in 0.59. The

 \W{http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/xp-wont-run}{\q{xp-wont-run}}
 entry in PuTTY's wishlist has more details.
 
 \W{http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/xp-wont-run}{\q{xp-wont-run}}
 entry in PuTTY's wishlist has more details.
 


@@ -1191,11 +1191,8 @@ asking for any.
 Having said all that, if you still really \e{want} to give us money,
 we won't argue :-) The easiest way for us to accept donations is if
 you send money to \cw{<anakin@pobox.com>} using PayPal
 Having said all that, if you still really \e{want} to give us money,
 we won't argue :-) The easiest way for us to accept donations is if
 you send money to \cw{<anakin@pobox.com>} using PayPal

-(\W{http://www.paypal.com/}\cw{www.paypal.com}). Alternatively, if
-you don't trust PayPal, you could donate through e-gold
-(\W{http://www.e-gold.com}\cw{www.e-gold.com}): deposit your
-donation in account number 174769, then send us e-mail to let us
-know you've done so (otherwise we might not notice for months!).
+(\W{http://www.paypal.com/}\cw{www.paypal.com}). If you don't like
+PayPal, talk to us; we can probably arrange some alternative means.

 
 Small donations (tens of dollars or tens of euros) will probably be
 spent on beer or curry, which helps motivate our volunteer team to
 
 Small donations (tens of dollars or tens of euros) will probably be
 spent on beer or curry, which helps motivate our volunteer team to