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@@ -2922,8 +2922,9 @@ a sensible value.
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\lcont{
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PuTTY proper will send modes that it has an opinion on (currently only
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-the code for the Backspace key, \cw{ERASE}). Plink on Unix
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-will propagate appropriate modes from the local terminal, if any.
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+the code for the Backspace key, \cw{ERASE}, and whether the character
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+set is UTF-8, \cw{IUTF8}). Plink on Unix will propagate appropriate
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+modes from the local terminal, if any.
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}
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@@ -2971,6 +2972,17 @@ character or turn it off entirely.
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PuTTY in a variety of ways, such as \cw{true}/\cw{false},
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\cw{yes}/\cw{no}, and \cw{0}/\cw{1}.
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+\b The boolean mode \I{IUTF8 terminal mode}\cw{IUTF8} signals to the
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+server whether the terminal character set is \i{UTF-8} or not.
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+If this is set incorrectly, actions like backspace may behave
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+incorrectly in some circumstances. However, setting this is not usually
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+sufficient to cause servers to expect the terminal to be in UTF-8 mode;
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+POSIX servers will generally require the locale to be set (by some
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+server-dependent means), although many default to UTF-8. Also,
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+\#{circa 2016} many servers (particularly older servers) do not honour
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+this mode sent over SSH. When set to \q{Auto}, this follows the
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+local configured character set (see \k{config-charset}).
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+
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\b Terminal speeds are configured elsewhere; see \k{config-termspeed}.
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\H{config-ssh-x11} The X11 panel
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