From a58b605bdac885cb1e5a015e53f185f18f1ba7c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jacob Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:39:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update to reflect 0.53 release. git-svn-id: svn://svn.tartarus.org/sgt/putty@2026 cda61777-01e9-0310-a592-d414129be87e --- doc/faq.but | 26 ++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index 2592e50c..3459826f 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.35 2002/09/14 10:24:27 jacob Exp $ +\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.36 2002/10/10 14:39:35 jacob Exp $ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ @@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ version 0.52. \S{faq-ssh2-keyfmt}{Question} Does PuTTY support reading OpenSSH or \cw{ssh.com} SSHv2 private key files? -Version 0.52 doesn't, but in the latest development snapshots -PuTTYgen can load and save both OpenSSH and \cw{ssh.com} private key -files. +PuTTY doesn't support this natively, but as of 0.53 +PuTTYgen can convert both OpenSSH and \cw{ssh.com} private key +files into PuTTY's format. \S{faq-ssh1}{Question} Does PuTTY support SSH v1? @@ -330,7 +330,10 @@ To run a PuTTY session saved under the name \q{\cw{mysession}}, create a Windows shortcut that invokes PuTTY with a command line like -\c \path\name\to\putty.exe @mysession +\c \path\name\to\putty.exe -load mysession + +(Note: prior to 0.53, the syntax was \c{@session}. This is now +deprecated and may be removed at some point.) \S{faq-startssh}{Question} How can I start an SSH session straight from the command line? @@ -365,10 +368,13 @@ 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, port forwarding, SSH v2, etc.) in PSCP, PSFTP and Plink? +keys, proxying, cipher selection, etc.) in PSCP, PSFTP and Plink? + +Most major features (e.g., public keys, port forwarding) are available +through command line options. See the documentation. -The command-line tools are currently rather short of command line -options to enable this sort of thing. However, you can use most of +Not all features are accessible from the command line yet, although +we'd like to fix this. In the meantime, you can use most of PuTTY's features if you create a PuTTY saved session, and then use the name of the saved session on the command line in place of a hostname. This works for PSCP, PSFTP and Plink (but don't expect @@ -506,7 +512,7 @@ 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 and the problem should go away. +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. @@ -587,7 +593,7 @@ effect. It will only take effect once you reset the terminal. AltGr key. In PuTTY version 0.51, the AltGr key was broken. Upgrade to version -0.52. +0.52 or better. \S{faq-idleout}{Question} My PuTTY sessions unexpectedly close after they are idle for a while. -- 2.11.0