X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/2c4b913d13e66886560b777fce8911d2825517f8..71bedafe6934ec1eae5406ba0b5ec82fed5f0d92:/doc/faq.but diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 4c62927d..10a98203 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.40 2002/12/15 11:51:21 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.46 2003/03/29 01:44:39 owen Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ listed there, it's been implemented. If it's listed as a change made development snapshots, in which case testing will be very welcome. \b try the -\W{http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist.html}{Wishlist +\W{http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/wishlist/}{Wishlist page}, and see if you can find the feature there. If it's on there, -it probably \e{hasn't} been implemented. +and not in the \q{Recently fixed} section, it probably \e{hasn't} been +implemented. \S{faq-ssh2}{Question} Does PuTTY support SSH v2? @@ -206,13 +207,10 @@ really wants it, we'd be interested to know why :-) \S{faq-wince}{Question} Will there be a port to Windows CE or PocketPC? -Probably not in the particularly near future. Despite sharing large -parts of the Windows API, in practice WinCE doesn't appear to be -significantly easier to port to than a totally different operating -system. - -However, PuTTY on portable devices would clearly be a useful thing, -so in the long term I hope there will be a WinCE port. +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. \S{faq-win31}{Question} Is there a port to Windows 3.1? @@ -233,9 +231,9 @@ testing in this area would be very welcome! \S{faq-mac-port}{Question} Will there be a port to the Mac? -Eventually. The terminal emulation code has been ported, as has the -saved-settings infrastructure, but networking and a configuration GUI -still need to be done before the port will be of any use. +There is a port to the Mac OS in progress. It's just about usable, but +has an awful lot of gaps and rough edges that will need cleaning up +before release. \S{faq-epoc}{Question} Will there be a port to EPOC? @@ -244,6 +242,10 @@ even on systems the developers \e{do} already know how to program for, it might be a long time before any of us get round to learning a new system and doing the port for that. +However, some of the work has been done by other people, and a beta +port of PuTTY for the Nokia 9200 Communicator series is available +from \W{http://www.s2.org/putty/}\cw{http://www.s2.org/putty/} + \H{faq-embedding} Embedding PuTTY in other programs \S{faq-dll}{Question} Is the SSH or Telnet code available as a DLL? @@ -560,7 +562,7 @@ Bourne shell derivative) or \c{.login} (if you use a C shell). Putting them in more general files such as \c{.bashrc} or \c{.cshrc} is liable to lead to problems. -\S{faq-psftp-slow} PSFTP transfers files much slower than PSCP. +\S{faq-psftp-slow}{Question} PSFTP transfers files much slower than PSCP. We believe this is because the SFTP and SSH2 protocols are less efficient at bulk data transfer than SCP and SSH1, because every @@ -897,13 +899,11 @@ general-subscription mailing list, what is? There isn't one, that we know of. -If someone else wants to set up a mailing list for PuTTY users to -help each other with common problems, that would be fine with us; -but the PuTTY team would almost certainly not have the time to read -it, so any questions the list couldn't answer would have to be -forwarded on to us by the questioner. In any case, it's probably -better to use the established newsgroup \cw{comp.security.ssh} for -this purpose. +If someone else wants to set up a mailing list or other forum for +PuTTY users to help each other with common problems, that would be +fine with us, though the PuTTY team would almost certainly not have the +time to read it. It's probably better to use the established +newsgroup \cw{comp.security.ssh} for this purpose. \S{faq-donations}{Question} How can I donate to PuTTY development? @@ -953,8 +953,15 @@ PuTTY team can personally recommend Thinking Putty, which you can buy from Crazy Aaron's Putty World, at \W{http://www.puttyworld.com}\cw{www.puttyworld.com}. -\S{faq-pronounce}{Question} How do I pronounce PuTTY? +\S{faq-meaning}{Question} What does \q{PuTTY} mean? + +It's the name of a popular SSH and Telnet client. Any other meaning +is in the eye of the beholder. It's been rumoured that \q{PuTTY} +is the antonym of \q{\cw{getty}}, or that it's the stuff that makes your +Windows useful, or that it's a kind of plutonium Teletype. We +couldn't possibly comment on such allegations. + +\S{faq-pronounce}{Question} How do I pronounce \q{PuTTY}? -Exactly like the normal word \q{putty}. Just like the stuff you put -on window frames. (One of the reasons it's called PuTTY is because -it makes Windows usable. :-) +Exactly like the English word \q{putty}, which we pronounce +/\u02C8{'}p\u028C{V}t\u026A{I}/.