-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.35 2002/08/07 19:20:06 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.36 2002/09/08 13:25:58 jacob Exp $
\C{config} Configuring PuTTY
through to an external host. Selecting \q{Telnet} allows you to tell
PuTTY to use this type of proxy.
-Note [FIXME] that SOCKS is not yet supported, although it should be
-by the time we make our next release.
-
\S{config-proxy-exclude} Excluding parts of the network from proxying
Typically you will only need to use a proxy to connect to non-local
If your proxy requires authentication, you can enter a username and
a password in the \q{Username} and \q{Password} boxes.
-Currently these boxes have no effect ( [FIXME] presumably they're
-for SOCKS only).
+Currently only the \q{Username} box has any effect, and that only for
+SOCKS 4 proxies. ( [FIXME] No forms of authentication are supported
+for other types of proxy.)
\S{config-proxy-command} Specifying the Telnet proxy command