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It's incredible to me that this tool is still needed. Using putty as my daily driver was definitely part of my coming-of-age story as a windows sysadmin way ba

It's incredible to me that this tool is still needed. Using putty as my daily driver was definitely part of my coming-of-age story as a windows sysadmin way back when.

password4321 1y ago
I'm pretty sure PuTTY is no longer needed needed except possibly as a user mode pageant.
- accrual 1y ago
  As far as I know it's still one of the best ways to handle serial connections on Windows, and a surprising amount stuff still supports or defaults to serial. Great for managing headless OpenBSD systems.
layer8 1y ago
It’s not needed on modern Windows strictly speaking, but many users still prefer it.
- account42 1y ago
  It's still needed for some use cases.
- accrual 1y ago
  Yeah, I use Windows Terminal for a lot of day-to-day stuff, but PuTTY is still my go-to for older systems, serial stuff, SSH tunnels, and anything needing more detailed control over the session.