-\versionid $Id: feedback.but,v 1.8 2002/08/12 14:08:55 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id: feedback.but,v 1.15 2003/09/23 10:12:02 jacob Exp $
\A{feedback} Feedback and bug reporting
Also, the archives aren't publicly available, so you shouldn't be
letting yourself in for any spam by sending us mail.
+Please use a meaningful subject line on your message. We get a lot of
+mail, and it's hard to find the message we're looking for if they all
+have subject lines like \q{PuTTY bug}.
+
\S{feedback-largefiles} Sending large attachments
Since the PuTTY contact address is a mailing list, e-mails larger
almost never actually need the information in the screen shot.
Sending a screen shot of an error box is almost certainly
unnecessary when you could just tell us in plain text what the error
-was. Sending a full-screen shot is \e{occasionally} useful, but it's
+was. (On some versions of Windows, pressing Ctrl-C when the error
+box is displayed will copy the text of the message to the clipboard.)
+Sending a full-screen shot is \e{occasionally} useful, but it's
probably still wise to check whether we need it before sending it.
If you \e{must} mail a screen shot, don't send it as a \cw{.BMP}
be:
\b Check 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} on the PuTTY website, and see if we already know about the
problem. If we do, it is almost certainly not necessary to mail us
about it, unless you think you have extra information that might be
the time you sent the message.
\b Tell us what version of what OS you are running PuTTY on.
+(If you're running on Windows for Alpha, tell us, or we'll assume
+you're running on Intel as this is overwhelmingly the case.)
\b Tell us what protocol you are connecting with: SSH, Telnet,
Rlogin or Raw mode.
you should do are:
\b Check 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} on the PuTTY website, and see if your feature is already on
the list. If it is, it probably won't achieve very much to repeat
the request. (But see \k{feedback-feature-priority} if you want to
persuade us to give your particular feature higher priority.)
-\b Check the
+\b Check the Wishlist and
\W{http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/changes.html}{Change
Log} on the PuTTY website, and see if we have already added your
feature in the development snapshots. If it isn't clear, download
Wishlist). This probably won't have very \e{much} effect; if a huge
number of people vote for something then it may make a difference,
but one or two extra votes for a particular feature are unlikely to
-change our priority list immediately. Also, don't expect a reply.
+change our priority list immediately. Offering a new and compelling
+justification might help. Also, don't expect a reply.
\b Offer us money if we do the work sooner rather than later. This
sometimes works, but not always. The PuTTY team all have full-time
report it as a PuTTY bug unless you are really sure it \e{is} a bug
in PuTTY.
+\b If someone else installed PuTTY for you, or you're using PuTTY on
+someone else's computer, try asking them for help first. They're more
+likely to understand how they installed it and what they expected you
+to use it for than we are.
+
\b If you have successfully made a connection to your server and now
need to know what to type at the server's command prompt, or other
details of how to use the server-end software, talk to your server's