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doc: relevance of 'Host keys' panel to SSH-1.

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The documentation claimed that it was entirely for SSH-2, but the
manually-configured host keys part is still useful with SSH-1.
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@ -2455,7 +2455,7 @@ protection than SSH-2 without rekeys.
\H{config-ssh-hostkey} The Host Keys panel
The Host Keys panel allows you to configure options related to SSH-2
The Host Keys panel allows you to configure options related to
\i{host key management}.
Host keys are used to prove the server's identity, and assure you that
@ -2463,8 +2463,8 @@ the server is not being spoofed (either by a man-in-the-middle attack
or by completely replacing it on the network). See \k{gs-hostkey} for
a basic introduction to host keys.
This entire panel is only relevant to SSH protocol version 2; none of
these settings affect SSH-1 at all.
Much of this panel is only relevant to SSH protocol version 2; SSH-1
only supports one type of host key.
\S{config-ssh-hostkey-order} \ii{Host key type} selection
@ -2504,7 +2504,7 @@ to that for cipher selection (see \k{config-ssh-encryption}).
\S{config-ssh-prefer-known-hostkeys} Preferring known host keys
By default, PuTTY will adjust the preference order for host key
By default, PuTTY will adjust the preference order for SSH-2 host key
algorithms so that any host keys it already knows are moved to the top
of the list.