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- remove a couple of "fixed in 0.52" (or before) type questions
 - mention Mac OS X port that someone was working on
 - add a missing {Question}

[originally from svn r3997]
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\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.64 2004/03/29 11:37:44 simon Exp $
\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.65 2004/03/30 11:36:51 jacob Exp $
\A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ appendix in the manual.
\H{faq-intro} Introduction
\S{faq-what} What is PuTTY?
\S{faq-what}{Question} What is PuTTY?
PuTTY is a client program for the SSH, Telnet and Rlogin network
protocols.
@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ testing in this area would be very welcome!
There is a port to the Mac OS in progress. It's just about usable, but
has an awful lot of gaps and rough edges that will need cleaning up
before release.
before release (such as useful random numbers).
A separate port to Mac OS X is also underway.
\S{faq-epoc}{Question} Will there be a port to EPOC?
@ -421,11 +423,6 @@ Windows users don't have a middle button at all.
You can also paste by pressing Shift-Ins.
\S{faq-tunnels}{Question} How do I use X forwarding and port
forwarding? I can't find the Tunnels panel.
This is a new feature in version 0.52. You should upgrade.
\S{faq-options}{Question} How do I use all PuTTY's features (public
keys, proxying, cipher selection, etc.) in PSCP, PSFTP and Plink?
@ -565,16 +562,6 @@ the
\c http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wuadmintools/
\c s_wunetworkingtools/w95sockets2/
\S{faq-rekey}{Question} My PuTTY sessions close after an hour and
tell me \q{Server failed host key check}.
This is a bug in all versions of PuTTY up to and including 0.51. SSH
v2 servers from \cw{ssh.com} will require the key exchange to be
repeated one hour after the start of the connection, and PuTTY will
get this wrong.
Upgrade to version 0.52 or better and the problem should go away.
\S{faq-outofmem}{Question} After trying to establish an SSH 2
connection, PuTTY says \q{Out of memory} and dies.
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In version 0.54, the behaviour has changed - changes to these
settings take effect immediately.
\S{faq-altgr}{Question} I can't type characters that require the
AltGr key.
In PuTTY version 0.51, the AltGr key was broken. Upgrade to version
0.52 or better.
\S{faq-idleout}{Question} My PuTTY sessions unexpectedly close after
they are idle for a while.