X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/26d1da7b02a1b4190877777183bd7be2087bc6d2..f348999df307d92f6634d9204f4baf661f50c6ca:/doc/config.but diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but index ddfad40e..65edebe6 100644 --- a/doc/config.but +++ b/doc/config.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.67 2003/09/03 20:14:38 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.71 2003/10/08 21:39:54 jacob Exp $ \C{config} Configuring PuTTY @@ -1091,9 +1091,10 @@ If you select \q{UTF-8} as a character set you can use this mode. Not all server-side applications will support it. If you need support for a numeric code page which is not listed in -the drop-down list, such as code page 866, then you should be able -to enter its name manually (\c{CP866} for example) in the list box -and get the right result. +the drop-down list, such as code page 866, then you can try entering +its name manually (\c{CP866} for example) in the list box. If the +underlying version of Windows has the appropriate translation table +installed, PuTTY will use it. \S{config-cyr} \q{Caps Lock acts as Cyrillic switch} @@ -1847,12 +1848,12 @@ separate configuration of the preference orders. As a result you may get two warnings similar to the one above, possibly with different encryptions. -Single-DES is not supported natively in the SSH 2 draft protocol -standards. One or two server implementations do support it, by a -non-standard name. PuTTY can use single-DES to interoperate with -these servers if you enable the \q{Enable non-standard single-DES in +Single-DES is not recommended in the SSH 2 draft protocol +standards, but one or two server implementations do support it. +PuTTY can use single-DES to interoperate with +these servers if you enable the \q{Enable legacy use of single-DES in SSH 2} option; by default this is disabled and PuTTY will stick to -the standard. +recommended ciphers. \H{config-ssh-auth} The Auth panel @@ -2024,7 +2025,7 @@ To add a port forwarding: on whether you want to forward a local port to a remote destination (\q{Local}) or forward a remote port to a local destination (\q{Remote}). Alternatively, select \q{Dynamic} if you want PuTTY to -provide a local SOCKS proxy on a local port. +provide a local SOCKS 4/4A/5 proxy on a local port. \b Enter a source port number into the \q{Source port} box. For local forwardings, PuTTY will listen on this port of your PC. For