These days, you _can_ save a host name in Default Settings.

[originally from svn r7566]

diff --git a/doc/config.but b/doc/config.but
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@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ you want them saved. Then come back to the Session panel. Select the
 \q{\i{Default Settings}} entry in the saved sessions list, with a single
 click. Then press the \q{Save} button.
 
-\lcont{
-Note that PuTTY does not allow you to save a host name into the
-Default Settings entry. This ensures that when PuTTY is started up,
-the host name box is always empty, so a user can always just type in
-a host name and connect.
-}
-
 If there is a specific host you want to store the details of how to
 connect to, you should create a saved session, which will be
 separate from the Default Settings.