From 5519ea673597ab633dac5b0ed7158083d60c3b9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Tatham Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 20:09:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add a FAQ about the.earth.li. This has been asked periodically for some time, but never quite made my threshold to put in the FAQ. --- doc/faq.but | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/faq.but b/doc/faq.but index a7b889db..35db12e4 100644 --- a/doc/faq.but +++ b/doc/faq.but @@ -1198,6 +1198,17 @@ don't advise anyone to use it in preference to our own site. The real PuTTY web site, run by the PuTTY team, has always been at \W{https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/}\cw{https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/}. +\S{faq-the}{Question} Why do the download links point to +\cw{the.earth.li} and not chiark? Has your website been hacked? + +We haven't been hacked: links to \cw{the.earth.li} are legit. The +files for released versions of PuTTY are hosted on a different server +from the web pages, for bandwidth reasons. + +The download site \cw{the.earth.li} is hosted by +\W{https://www.mythic-beasts.com/}{Mythic Beasts}, and we're very +grateful to them! + \S{faq-domain}{Question} Would you like me to register you a nicer domain name?