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Mention that comp.terminals may also be a useful newsgroup.

I've done this by centralising information about newsgroups in feedback.but
and linking to that from elsewhere; I've also put in a link to Google Groups.

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\versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.82 2004/10/08 12:38:08 jacob Exp $ \versionid $Id: faq.but,v 1.83 2004/11/15 15:57:28 jacob Exp $
\A{faq} PuTTY FAQ \A{faq} PuTTY FAQ
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If someone else wants to set up a mailing list or other forum for If someone else wants to set up a mailing list or other forum for
PuTTY users to help each other with common problems, that would be PuTTY users to help each other with common problems, that would be
fine with us, though the PuTTY team would almost certainly not have the fine with us, though the PuTTY team would almost certainly not have the
time to read it. It's probably better to use the established time to read it. It's probably better to use one of the established
newsgroup \cw{comp.security.ssh} for this purpose. newsgroups for this purpose (see \k{feedback-other-fora}).
\S{faq-donations}{Question} How can I donate to PuTTY development? \S{faq-donations}{Question} How can I donate to PuTTY development?

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\versionid $Id: feedback.but,v 1.19 2004/09/19 23:49:46 jacob Exp $ \versionid $Id: feedback.but,v 1.20 2004/11/15 15:57:28 jacob Exp $
\A{feedback} Feedback and bug reporting \A{feedback} Feedback and bug reporting
@ -15,17 +15,16 @@ reports and feature requests.
The PuTTY development team gets a \e{lot} of mail. If you can The PuTTY development team gets a \e{lot} of mail. If you can
possibly solve your own problem by reading the manual, reading the possibly solve your own problem by reading the manual, reading the
FAQ, reading the web site, asking a fellow user, perhaps posting on FAQ, reading the web site, asking a fellow user, perhaps posting to a
the newsgroup \W{news:comp.security.ssh}\c{comp.security.ssh}, or newsgroup (see \k{feedback-other-fora}), or some other means, then it
some other means, then it would make our lives much easier. would make our lives much easier.
We get so much e-mail that we literally do not have time to answer We get so much e-mail that we literally do not have time to answer
it all. We regret this, but there's nothing we can do about it. So it all. We regret this, but there's nothing we can do about it. So
if you can \e{possibly} avoid sending mail to the PuTTY team, we if you can \e{possibly} avoid sending mail to the PuTTY team, we
recommend you do so. In particular, support requests recommend you do so. In particular, support requests
(\k{feedback-support}) are probably better sent to (\k{feedback-support}) are probably better sent to newsgroups, or
\W{news:comp.security.ssh}\c{comp.security.ssh} or passed to a local passed to a local expert if possible.
expert if possible.
The PuTTY contact email address is a private mailing list containing The PuTTY contact email address is a private mailing list containing
four or five core developers. Don't be put off by it being a mailing four or five core developers. Don't be put off by it being a mailing
@ -88,6 +87,21 @@ modification. If you've only changed 10 lines, we'd prefer to
receive a mail that's 30 lines long than one containing multiple receive a mail that's 30 lines long than one containing multiple
megabytes of data we already have. megabytes of data we already have.
\S{feedback-other-fora} Other places to ask for help
There are two Usenet newsgroups that are particularly relevant to the
PuTTY tools:
\b \W{news:comp.security.ssh}\c{comp.security.ssh}, for questions
specific to using the SSH protocol;
\b \W{news:comp.terminals}\c{comp.terminals}, for issues relating to
terminal emulation (for instance, keyboard problems).
If you don't have direct access to Usenet, you can access these
newsgroups through Google Groups
(\W{http://groups.google.com/}\cw{groups.google.com}).
\H{feedback-bugs} Reporting bugs \H{feedback-bugs} Reporting bugs
If you think you have found a bug in PuTTY, your first steps should If you think you have found a bug in PuTTY, your first steps should
@ -180,8 +194,8 @@ think the documentation is unclear or unhelpful. But we do need to
be given exact details of \e{what} you think the documentation has be given exact details of \e{what} you think the documentation has
failed to tell you, or \e{how} you think it could be made clearer. failed to tell you, or \e{how} you think it could be made clearer.
If your problem is simply that you don't \e{understand} the If your problem is simply that you don't \e{understand} the
documentation, we suggest posting to the newsgroup documentation, we suggest posting to a newsgroup (see
\W{news:comp.security.ssh}\c{comp.security.ssh} and see if someone \k{feedback-other-fora}) and seeing if someone
will explain what you need to know. \e{Then}, if you think the will explain what you need to know. \e{Then}, if you think the
documentation could usefully have told you that, send us a bug documentation could usefully have told you that, send us a bug
report and explain how you think we should change it. report and explain how you think we should change it.
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include: include:
\b If you want to do something with PuTTY but have no idea where to \b If you want to do something with PuTTY but have no idea where to
start, and reading the manual hasn't helped, try posting to the start, and reading the manual hasn't helped, try posting to a
newsgroup \W{news:comp.security.ssh}\c{comp.security.ssh} and see if newsgroup (see \k{feedback-other-fora}) and see if someone can explain
someone can explain it to you. it to you.
\b If you have tried to do something with PuTTY but it hasn't \b If you have tried to do something with PuTTY but it hasn't
worked, and you aren't sure whether it's a bug in PuTTY or a bug in worked, and you aren't sure whether it's a bug in PuTTY or a bug in
your SSH server or simply that you're not doing it right, then try your SSH server or simply that you're not doing it right, then try
posting to \W{news:comp.security.ssh}\c{comp.security.ssh} and see posting to a newsgroup (see \k{feedback-other-fora}) and see
if someone can solve your problem. Or try doing the same thing with if someone can solve your problem. Or try doing the same thing with
a different SSH client and see if it works with that. Please do not a different SSH client and see if it works with that. Please do not
report it as a PuTTY bug unless you are really sure it \e{is} a bug report it as a PuTTY bug unless you are really sure it \e{is} a bug