On August 25, 2025, this page received 
the following abuse report:

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Hello,

We have received the attached notice 
that you are posting, hosting or 
distributing trademark infringing 
content on our network. A copy of the 
complaint identifying the content in 
question is included below. Please 
review the attached notice and take 
appropriate action.

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Complaint:

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"PuTTY.org was registered by an 
individual many years ago, by a 
competing that competes with the PuTTY 
project. It linked to the official PuTTY 
website, and then advertised its own 
competing products beneath.

However, starting 1-2 months ago, the 
owner of putty.org replaced all content 
with anti-vax material, with prominent 
mention of PuTTY in the title of the 
webpage. They have removed all reference 
to their own SSH client (Bitvise) so 
that the anti-vax material is tied to 
the PuTTY identity rather than their 
own. This appears to be an attempt to 
defame the PuTTY project.

Could you please investigate this, and 
consider if this use of your services is 
acceptable. Across media, it's generally 
accepted that the owner of putty.org is 
a domain squatter that is attempting to 
defame the PuTTY project, so this should 
be a clear case of abuse.

Thank you!"

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Response from the administrator of 
the page:

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Hello,

this complaint makes misleading claims.

Putty.org was not registered by a 
competitor to PuTTY. It was registered 
by unrelated persons in 1999. It was 
purchased at a market price, by the 
current administrator, in 2008.

The administrator's commercial software 
is not in competition with PuTTY:

- PuTTY is an SSH and SFTP client.

- The administrator's commercial 
  software is an SSH and SFTP server.

The products work well together and are 
complementary.

The administrator of Putty.org also 
develops an SSH client which has similar 
functionality as PuTTY. This client is 
available free of charge and is 
developed at a loss. Both PuTTY, and the 
administrator's SSH client, serve the 
public good. It is not apparent how this 
is in conflict.

Due to recent controversy, the 
administrator has rededicated the 
Putty.org page to a new purpose. The 
page disclaims association with PuTTY 
software. It links to content which the 
administrator believes is characterized 
by neutrality, integrity and honesty. 
The administrator believes this is of 
critical public interest. As a courtesy, 
a footnote continues to link to the 
PuTTY project.

The complaint says that "across media, 
it is generally accepted that [X]." This 
falsely alleges to represent everyone 
who's opinion matters. If someone is to 
bring a complaint, the person with 
standing is the PuTTY project, not 
"the media."

The current content of Putty.org is NOT 
infringing, is NOT competitive, and is 
protected speech in the United States.

Best regards,
[Administrator]

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Administrator's statement:

Today's "abuse report" insinuates that 
this page linking to Mike Yeadon's 
Final Warning is in bad faith. That it 
is to "defame" the PuTTY project by 
associating it with "anti-vax material."

This page does not associate the PuTTY 
software with anything; no more than 
Putty.com associates it with filler and 
toll manufacturing, or Putty.net and 
Putty.io with domain sales websites.

This page used to link to the PuTTY 
software, until I was attacked for that 
with hostile blog posts and articles. 
Since this is coming from the "media", my 
response is what the "media" most hate: 
truth, which it is their job to conceal.

I am in agreement with Mike Yeadon. I've 
arrived at the same conclusions by 
investigating things, and not relying on 
what the "media" told me to believe.

I humbly encourage the reader to do that. 
You may find that the world is in a 
serious, alarming condition, and that 
our ignorance is a prerequisite for this.