Tweak language re "Remote ports [accept connections from other hosts]"

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diff --git a/doc/using.but b/doc/using.but
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\versionid $Id: using.but,v 1.25 2004/07/25 12:12:53 jacob Exp $
+\versionid $Id: using.but,v 1.29 2004/09/16 15:44:58 jacob Exp $

 
 \C{using} Using PuTTY
 
 
 \C{using} Using PuTTY
 


@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ value using the configuration box; see \k{config-scrollback}.
 \S{using-sysmenu} The \i{System menu}
 
 If you click the left mouse button on the icon in the top left
 \S{using-sysmenu} The \i{System menu}
 
 If you click the left mouse button on the icon in the top left

-corner of PuTTY's window, or click the right mouse button on the
-title bar, you will see the standard Windows system menu containing
-items like Minimise, Move, Size and Close.
+corner of PuTTY's terminal window, or click the right mouse button
+on the title bar, you will see the standard Windows system menu
+containing items like Minimise, Move, Size and Close.

 
 PuTTY's system menu contains extra program features in addition to
 the Windows standard options. These extra menu commands are
 
 PuTTY's system menu contains extra program features in addition to
 the Windows standard options. These extra menu commands are


@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ then PuTTY cannot currently support it. If this is a problem for
 you, you should mail the PuTTY authors \#{FIXME} and give details
 (see \k{feedback}).
 
 you, you should mail the PuTTY authors \#{FIXME} and give details
 (see \k{feedback}).
 

+For more options relating to X11 forwarding, see \k{config-ssh-x11}.
+

 \H{using-port-forwarding} Using \i{port forwarding} in SSH
 
 The SSH protocol has the ability to forward arbitrary network
 \H{using-port-forwarding} Using \i{port forwarding} in SSH
 
 The SSH protocol has the ability to forward arbitrary network


@@ -350,7 +352,8 @@ your client PC can connect to the forwarded port.
 remote-to-local port forwardings (so that machines other than the
 SSH server machine can connect to the forwarded port.) Note that
 this feature is only available in the SSH 2 protocol, and not all
 remote-to-local port forwardings (so that machines other than the
 SSH server machine can connect to the forwarded port.) Note that
 this feature is only available in the SSH 2 protocol, and not all

-SSH 2 servers support it (OpenSSH 3.0 does not, for example).
+SSH 2 servers honour it (in OpenSSH, for example, it's usually
+disabled by default).

 
 You can also specify an \i{IP address} to listen on. Typically a
 Windows machine can be asked to listen on any single IP address in
 
 You can also specify an \i{IP address} to listen on. Typically a
 Windows machine can be asked to listen on any single IP address in


@@ -364,6 +367,10 @@ available for local-to-remote forwarded ports; SSH1 is unable to
 support it for remote-to-local ports, while SSH2 can support it in
 theory but servers will not necessarily cooperate.
 
 support it for remote-to-local ports, while SSH2 can support it in
 theory but servers will not necessarily cooperate.
 

+(Note that if you're using Windows XP Service Pack 2, you may need
+to obtain a fix from Microsoft in order to use addresses like
+\cw{127.0.0.5} - see \k{faq-alternate-localhost}.)
+

 \H{using-rawprot} Making \i{raw TCP connections}
 
 A lot of \I{debugging Internet protocols}Internet protocols are
 \H{using-rawprot} Making \i{raw TCP connections}
 
 A lot of \I{debugging Internet protocols}Internet protocols are