diff --git a/doc/using.but b/doc/using.but index b89c6126..ec71c21a 100644 --- a/doc/using.but +++ b/doc/using.but @@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ new key). That key will be used for the rest of the current session; it may not actually be used for future sessions, depending on your preferences (see \k{config-ssh-hostkey-order}). -Normally, PuTTY will carry on using a host key it already knows, even -if the server offers key formats that PuTTY would otherwise prefer, -to avoid host key prompts. As a result, if you've been using a server -for some years, you may still be using an older key than a new user -would use, due to server upgrades in the meantime. The SSH protocol -unfortunately does not have organised facilities for host key migration -and rollover, but this allows you to \I{host keys, upgrading}manually -upgrade. +Normally, PuTTY will carry on using a host key it already knows for +new sessions, even if the server starts offering key formats that +PuTTY would otherwise prefer, to avoid host key prompts. As a result, +if you've been using a server for some years, you may still be using +an older type of key than a new user would use, due to server +upgrades in the meantime. The SSH protocol unfortunately does not +have organised facilities for host key migration and rollover, but +this allows you to \I{host keys, upgrading}manually upgrade. } \b \I{Break, SSH special command}Break