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Index the complete PuTTY manual.

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This was a bit rushed, and could doubtless be improved.
Also fix a couple of things I noted on the way, including:
 - "pscp -ls" wasn't documented
 - Windows XP wasn't mentioned enough

[originally from svn r5593]
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@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ logging in to a multi-user computer from another computer, over a
network.
Multi-user operating systems, such as Unix and VMS, usually present
a command-line interface to the user, much like the \q{\i{Command
a \i{command-line interface} to the user, much like the \q{\i{Command
Prompt}} or \q{\i{MS-DOS Prompt}} in Windows. The system prints a
prompt, and you type commands which the system will obey.
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ you.
These protocols can also be used for other types of keyboard-based
interactive session. In particular, there are a lot of bulletin
boards, talker systems and MUDs (Multi-User Dungeons) which support
boards, \i{talker systems} and \i{MUDs} (Multi-User Dungeons) which support
access using Telnet. There are even a few that support SSH.
You might want to use SSH, Telnet or Rlogin if:
@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ You might want to use SSH, Telnet or Rlogin if:
able to access from somewhere else
\b your Internet Service Provider provides you with a login account
on a web server. (This might also be known as a \i\e{shell account}.
on a \i{web server}. (This might also be known as a \i\e{shell account}.
A \e{shell} is the program that runs on the server and interprets
your commands for you.)
\b you want to use a bulletin board system, talker or MUD which can
\b you want to use a \i{bulletin board system}, talker or MUD which can
be accessed using Telnet.
You probably do \e{not} want to use SSH, Telnet or Rlogin if:
@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ high-security protocol. It uses strong cryptography to protect your
connection against eavesdropping, hijacking and other attacks. Telnet
and Rlogin are both older protocols offering minimal security.
\b SSH and Rlogin both allow you to log in to the server without
having to type a password. (Rlogin's method of doing this is
\b SSH and Rlogin both allow you to \I{passwordless login}log in to the
server without having to type a password. (Rlogin's method of doing this is
insecure, and can allow an attacker to access your account on the
server. SSH's method is much more secure, and typically breaking the
security requires the attacker to have gained access to your actual