-\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.82 2004/10/08 12:38:08 jacob Exp $
+\define{versionidfaq} \versionid $Id$
\A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
If you have host keys available in the common \c{known_hosts} format,
we have a script called
-\W{http://cvs.tartarus.org/putty/contrib/kh2reg.py}\c{kh2reg.py}
+\W{http://www.tartarus.org/~simon-anonsvn/viewcvs.cgi/putty/contrib/kh2reg.py?view=markup}\c{kh2reg.py}
to convert them to a Windows .REG file, which can be installed ahead of
time by double-clicking or using \c{REGEDIT}.
try harder to keep connections alive instead of abandoning them.
\S{faq-puttyputty}{Question} When I \cw{cat} a binary file, I get
-`PuTTYPuTTYPuTTY' on my command line.
+\q{PuTTYPuTTYPuTTY} on my command line.
Don't do that, then.
Also, security reasons. PuTTY is a security product, and as such it
is particularly important to guard the code and the web site against
unauthorised modifications which might introduce subtle security
-flaws. Therefore, we prefer that the CVS repository, web site and
+flaws. Therefore, we prefer that the Subversion repository, web site and
FTP site remain where they are, under the direct control of system
administrators we know and trust personally, rather than being run
by a large organisation full of people we've never met and which is
If someone else wants to set up a mailing list or other forum for
PuTTY users to help each other with common problems, that would be
fine with us, though the PuTTY team would almost certainly not have the
-time to read it. It's probably better to use the established
-newsgroup \cw{comp.security.ssh} for this purpose.
+time to read it. It's probably better to use one of the established
+newsgroups for this purpose (see \k{feedback-other-fora}).
\S{faq-donations}{Question} How can I donate to PuTTY development?