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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\versionid $Id: gs.but,v 1.9 2004/10/24 16:24:58 jacob Exp $
+\define{versionidgs} \versionid $Id$
 
 \C{gs} Getting started with PuTTY
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ interactive login session using PuTTY.
 
 \H{gs-insecure} \ii{Starting a session}
 
-When you start PuTTY, you will see a dialog box. This dialog box
+When you start PuTTY, you will see a \i{dialog box}. This dialog box
 allows you to control everything PuTTY can do. See \k{config} for
 details of all the things you can control.
 
@@ -15,17 +15,20 @@ You don't usually need to change most of the configuration options.
 To start the simplest kind of session, all you need to do is to
 enter a few basic parameters.
 
-In the \q{Host Name} box, enter the Internet host name of the server
+In the \q{Host Name} box, enter the Internet \i{host name} of the server
 you want to connect to. You should have been told this by the
 provider of your login account.
 
-Now select a login \i{protocol} to use, from the \q{Protocol}
+Now select a login \i{protocol} to use, from the \q{Connection type}
 buttons. For a login session, you should select \i{Telnet},
 \i{Rlogin} or \i{SSH}. See \k{which-one} for a description of the
 differences between the three protocols, and advice on which one to
 use. The fourth protocol, \I{raw protocol}\e{Raw}, is not used for
 interactive login sessions; you would usually use this for debugging
-other Internet services (see \k{using-rawprot}).
+other Internet services (see \k{using-rawprot}). The fifth option,
+\e{Serial}, is used for connecting to a local serial line, and works
+somewhat differently: see \k{using-serial} for more information on
+this.
 
 When you change the selected protocol, the number in the \q{Port}
 box will change. This is normal: it happens because the various
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ possibly \q{Port} settings, you are ready to connect. Press the
 \q{Open} button at the bottom of the dialog box, and PuTTY will
 begin trying to connect you to the server.
 
-\H{gs-hostkey} \i{Verifying the host key} (SSH only)
+\H{gs-hostkey} \ii{Verifying the host key} (SSH only)
 
 If you are not using the \i{SSH} protocol, you can skip this
 section.
@@ -98,8 +101,8 @@ If you are connecting across a hostile network (such as the
 Internet), you should check with your system administrator, perhaps
 by telephone or in person. (Some modern servers have more than one
 host key. If the system administrator sends you more than one
-fingerprint, you should make sure the one PuTTY shows you is on the
-list, but it doesn't matter which one it is.)
+\I{host key fingerprint}fingerprint, you should make sure the one
+PuTTY shows you is on the list, but it doesn't matter which one it is.)
 
 \# FIXME: this is all very fine but of course in practice the world
 doesn't work that way. Ask the team if they have any good ideas for
@@ -131,7 +134,8 @@ password will probably be refused.
 
 After you log in to the server, what happens next is up to the
 server! Most servers will print some sort of login message and then
-present a \i{prompt}, at which you can type commands which the
+present a \i{prompt}, at which you can type
+\I{commands on the server}commands which the
 server will carry out. Some servers will offer you on-line help;
 others might not. If you are in doubt about what to do next, consult
 your system administrator.