X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/be86e5126cb89206a7070eb30a813d81514897ac..d9158b5edab734d47841b4bc6c9dcbfa1389a861:/doc/faq.but diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 3245e28a..d3253591 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.43 2003/02/01 00:29:38 ben Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.45 2003/03/04 14:14:17 ben Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ development snapshots, in which case testing will be very welcome. \b try the \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? @@ -951,8 +952,15 @@ 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? -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. :-) +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 English word \q{putty}, which we pronounce +/\u02C8{'}p\u028C{V}t\u026A{I}/.