X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/sgt/putty/blobdiff_plain/2244ea7b2c598fc6d9ca98fb2f668aa312a7cee2..270bd74191d1d681facc421907a1d0a928f3151d:/doc/faq.but diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 00e426cf..b3409b3c 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.64 2004/03/29 11:37:44 simon Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.69 2004/04/28 17:26:15 jacob Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ appendix in the manual. \H{faq-intro} Introduction -\S{faq-what} What is PuTTY? +\S{faq-what}{Question} What is PuTTY? PuTTY is a client program for the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network protocols. @@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ option to be enabled or disabled as you choose. The controls are in the Terminal panel, in the section marked \q{Line discipline options}. +\S{faq-savedsettings}{Question} Does PuTTY support storing settings, +so I don't have to change them every time? + +Yes, all of PuTTY's settings can be saved in named session profiles. +See \k{config-saving} in the documentation for how to do this. + \S{faq-disksettings}{Question} Does PuTTY support storing its settings in a disk file? @@ -264,8 +270,8 @@ 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. -There's a also third-party port at -\W{http://pocketputty.aleq.cz/}\c{http://pocketputty.aleq.cz/}. +There's also a third-party port at +\W{http://pocketputty.duxy.net/}\c{http://pocketputty.duxy.net/}. \S{faq-win31}{Question} Is there a port to Windows 3.1? @@ -288,7 +294,9 @@ testing in this area would be very welcome! 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. +before release (such as useful random numbers). + +A separate port to Mac OS X is also underway. \S{faq-epoc}{Question} Will there be a port to EPOC? @@ -421,11 +429,6 @@ Windows users don't have a middle button at all. You can also paste by pressing Shift-Ins. -\S{faq-tunnels}{Question} How do I use X forwarding and port -forwarding? I can't find the Tunnels panel. - -This is a new feature in version 0.52. You should upgrade. - \S{faq-options}{Question} How do I use all PuTTY's features (public keys, proxying, cipher selection, etc.) in PSCP, PSFTP and Plink? @@ -565,16 +568,6 @@ the \c http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/ \c s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/ -\S{faq-rekey}{Question} My PuTTY sessions close after an hour and -tell me \q{Server failed host key check}. - -This is a bug in all versions of PuTTY up to and including 0.51. SSH -v2 servers from \cw{ssh.com} will require the key exchange to be -repeated one hour after the start of the connection, and PuTTY will -get this wrong. - -Upgrade to version 0.52 or better and the problem should go away. - \S{faq-outofmem}{Question} After trying to establish an SSH 2 connection, PuTTY says \q{Out of memory} and dies. @@ -653,12 +646,6 @@ the terminal. In version 0.54, the behaviour has changed - changes to these settings take effect immediately. -\S{faq-altgr}{Question} I can't type characters that require the -AltGr key. - -In PuTTY version 0.51, the AltGr key was broken. Upgrade to version -0.52 or better. - \S{faq-idleout}{Question} My PuTTY sessions unexpectedly close after they are idle for a while. @@ -1055,6 +1042,22 @@ developers. If you want to be sure your donation is going towards something worthwhile, ask us first. If you don't like these terms, feel perfectly free not to donate. We don't mind. +\S{faq-permission}{Question} Can I have permission to put PuTTY on a +cover disk / distribute it with other software / etc? + +Yes. You need not bother asking us explicitly for permission. You +already have permission. Redistribution of the unmodified PuTTY +binary in this way is entirely permitted by our licence, and you are +welcome to do it as much as you like. + +If you are distributing PuTTY within your own organisation, or for +use with your own product, then we recommend (but do not insist) +that you offer your own first-line technical support, to answer +questions directly relating to the interaction of PuTTY with your +particular environment. If your users mail us directly, we won't be +able to give them very much help about things specific to your own +setup. + \H{faq-misc} Miscellaneous questions \S{faq-openssh}{Question} Is PuTTY a port of OpenSSH, or based on