"CR implies LF" patch, based on one from Paul Coldrey.

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

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@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ you want them saved. Then come back to the Session panel. Select the
 \q{\i{Default Settings}} entry in the saved sessions list, with a single
 click. Then press the \q{Save} button.
 
-\lcont{
-Note that PuTTY does not allow you to save a host name into the
-Default Settings entry. This ensures that when PuTTY is started up,
-the host name box is always empty, so a user can always just type in
-a host name and connect.
-}
-
 If there is a specific host you want to store the details of how to
 connect to, you should create a saved session, which will be
 separate from the Default Settings.
@@ -375,6 +368,19 @@ option, and things might go back to normal:
 \c Second line
 \c Third line
 
+\S{config-lfcr} \q{Implicit LF in every CR}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{terminal.crhaslf}
+
+Most servers send two control characters, \i{CR} and \i{LF}, to start a
+\i{new line} of the screen. The CR character makes the cursor return to the
+left-hand side of the screen. The LF character makes the cursor move
+one line down (and might make the screen scroll).
+
+Some servers only send CR, and so the newly 
+written line is overwritten by the following line. This option causes 
+a line feed so that all lines are displayed.
+
 \S{config-erase} \q{Use \i{background colour} to erase screen}
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{terminal.bce}
@@ -1808,6 +1814,11 @@ this panel affect the primary network connection forming your PuTTY
 session, and also any extra connections made as a result of SSH \i{port
 forwarding} (see \k{using-port-forwarding}).
 
+Note that unlike some software (such as web browsers), PuTTY does not
+attempt to automatically determine whether to use a proxy and (if so)
+which one to use for a given destination. If you need to use a proxy,
+it must always be explicitly configured.
+
 \S{config-proxy-type} Setting the proxy type
 
 \cfg{winhelp-topic}{proxy.type}
@@ -2282,6 +2293,10 @@ exchange; the server can avoid groups known to be weak, and possibly
 invent new ones over time, without any changes required to PuTTY's
 configuration. We recommend use of this method, if possible.
 
+In addition, PuTTY supports \i{RSA key exchange}, which requires much less
+computational effort on the part of the client, and somewhat less on
+the part of the server, than Diffie-Hellman key exchange.
+
 If the first algorithm PuTTY finds is below the \q{warn below here}
 line, you will see a warning box when you make the connection, similar
 to that for cipher selection (see \k{config-ssh-encryption}).