Mention saving mid-session and some of its wrinkles.

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

diff --git a/doc/gs.but b/doc/gs.but
index 9f96eb7..2660723 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/gs.but
+++ b/doc/gs.but
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\versionid $Id: gs.but,v 1.7 2004/04/08 12:38:53 simon Exp $
+\define{versionidgs} \versionid $Id$
 
 \C{gs} Getting started with PuTTY
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buttons. For a login session, you should select \i{Telnet},
 differences between the three protocols, and advice on which one to
 use. The fourth protocol, \I{raw protocol}\e{Raw}, is not used for
 interactive login sessions; you would usually use this for debugging
-other Internet services.
+other Internet services (see \k{using-rawprot}).
 
 When you change the selected protocol, the number in the \q{Port}
 box will change. This is normal: it happens because the various
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ will probably see a message looking something like this:
 \c The server's host key is not cached in the registry. You
 \c have no guarantee that the server is the computer you
 \c think it is.
-\c The server's key fingerprint is:
+\c The server's rsa2 key fingerprint is:
 \c ssh-rsa 1024 7b:e5:6f:a7:f4:f9:81:62:5c:e3:1f:bf:8b:57:6c:5a
 \c If you trust this host, hit Yes to add the key to
 \c PuTTY's cache and carry on connecting.
@@ -117,10 +117,9 @@ give you several chances to get it right.
 
 If you are using SSH, be careful not to type your username wrongly,
 because you will not have a chance to correct it after you press
-Return. This is an unfortunate feature of the SSH protocol: it does
-not allow you to make two login attempts using \i{different
-usernames}. If you type your username wrongly, you must close PuTTY
-and start again.
+Return; many SSH servers do not permit you to make two login attempts
+using \i{different usernames}. If you type your username wrongly, you
+must close PuTTY and start again.
 
 If your password is refused but you are sure you have typed it
 correctly, check that Caps Lock is not enabled. Many login servers,