Misc. minor fixes, improvements and updates

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Yorhel 2013-02-20 11:22:52 +01:00
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@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ The user list has three boolean flags: B<O>perator, B<P>assive, and whether the
=head1 Troubleshooting
=head2 The Alt- keys don't work!
The ncdc manual refers to the "meta" key as Alt-something, but the actual key
to use tends to differ depending on your setup. In almost every setup, you can
press and release the 'Esc' key as a replacement for Alt-something. If you're
on OS X, L<this stackoverflow answer|http://stackoverflow.com/a/438892>
may be helpful.
=head2 This "Generating certificates..." is taking ages!
When starting up ncdc for the first time, it will need to generate a TLS
@ -138,15 +146,6 @@ monthly cron job.
=head1 Can ncdc...
=head2 Can ncdc use the hash data or configuration from an existing DC++ installation?
No, ncdc uses its own configuration and hash storage directory. However, on
popular demand I could write a conversion utility to transfer the hash data
from other clients to ncdc's format. (Contrary to my expectations, there hasn't
been much interest in such a tool ever since I wrote this FAQ entry a year ago.
So I guess this isn't really a FAQ).
=head2 Can ncdc run in the background / as a daemon?
As with most ncurses applications: no. At least, it does not have this
@ -170,3 +169,12 @@ Nothing like that is included in the release yet, but there is a simple Perl
script available: L<ncdc-transfer-stats|http://p.blicky.net/agolr>, and a short
Go program: L<ncdc-share-report|http://p.blicky.net/h25z8>.
=head2 Can ncdc use the hash data or configuration from an existing DC++ installation?
No, ncdc uses its own configuration and hash storage directory. However, on
popular demand I could write a conversion utility to transfer the hash data
from other clients to ncdc's format. (Contrary to my expectations, there hasn't
been much interest in such a tool ever since I wrote this FAQ entry two years
ago. So I guess this isn't really a FAQ).