X-Git-Url: http://git.silcnet.org/gitweb/?p=silc.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fsilc.yo;h=726b0a70eafeb8d5ee8cce7bda70a8164b92e039;hp=c46ee2a62e41d26250e7efbd7cac258c9a6f6d5f;hb=382d15d447b7a95390decfa783836ae4fe255b3d;hpb=5673481476fb5c69a3d02c15a88d6f146552c994 diff --git a/doc/silc.yo b/doc/silc.yo index c46ee2a6..726b0a70 100644 --- a/doc/silc.yo +++ b/doc/silc.yo @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -manpage(SILC) (1) (October 31 2002) (silc-client-0.9.7) (silc-client) +manpage(SILC) (1) (December 7 2002) (silc-client) (silc-client) manpagename(silc) (client for SILC, a secure and flexible conferencing network) @@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ the SILC network. The silc client resembles IRC clients to make the using easier for new users. bf(Silc) supports sending of practically any kind of messages in addition -of normal text messages in the SILC network. The session to SILC server +of normal text messages in the SILC network. This includes multimedia +messages like images, video and audio stream. The session to SILC server is secured with session key, channel messages are protected with channel key and private messages with session keys. It is also possible to use -private channel keys and private message keys in addition of server -generated keys. +private channel keys and private message keys in addition to server +generated keys. It is also possible to digitally sign all messages. bf(Silc) supports em(passphrase) authentication and public key authentication based on em(digital signatures), when connecting to SILC server. bf(Silc) @@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ The friends list is located at bf(~/.silc/friends/) directory. The SILC public key and private key pair is used to authenticate the user to the SILC server when connecting a server. This key pair is created -automatically when the bf(silc) is run for the first time. It also can +automatically when the bf(silc) is run for the first time. It can also be created with bf(-C) option. When connecting for the first time to SILC server, user will be asked to @@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ bf(--bits)=em(VALUE) Set the length of public key pair, in bits. manpagesection(CONFIGURATION FILE) The bf(silc) configuration file is bf(~/.silc/silc.conf) and can be used -to configure the behavriou of the client. The configuration file format +to configure the behaviour of the client. The configuration file format is equivalent to Irssi IRC client's configuration file. See the documentation for the configuration file at bf(http://irssi.org). @@ -171,12 +172,12 @@ bf(~/.silc/private_key.pub) quote(The SILC private key of the user) bf(~/.silc/clientkeys/) -quote(The directory holding the public keys of other users the user have +quote(The directory holding the public keys of other users the user has accepted and trusted in the SILC network. The public keys can be received with bf(GETKEY) SILC command or during key agreement between two users.) -bf(~/.silc/clientkeys/) -quote(The directory holding the public keys of servers the user have accepted +bf(~/.silc/serverkeys/) +quote(The directory holding the public keys of servers the user has accepted and trusted when connecting to a server.) bf(~/.silc/friends/)