diff --git a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1 b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1
index 8fe3e0b561f0..323128a9b7c0 100644
--- a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1
+++ b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $Id: fetch.1,v 1.17 1997/03/05 18:57:15 fenner Exp $
+.\" $Id: fetch.1,v 1.18 1997/07/25 19:35:41 wollman Exp $
 .Dd July 2, 1996
 .Dt FETCH 1
 .Os FreeBSD 2.2
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ The filenames specified are ``precious'', and should not be deleted
 under any circumstances, even if the transfer failed or was incomplete.
 .It Fl r
 Restart a previously interrupted transfer.
+.It Fl t
+Ensure that the use of T/TCP is not attempted for connections.  This is
+used to workaround bugs in some remote OS stacks that give improper
+replies to T/TCP connections.
 .It Fl T Ar seconds
 Set timeout value to
 .Ar seconds.
diff --git a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.h b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.h
index d885b23999a3..dc265bee4c6f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.h
+++ b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: fetch.h,v 1.3 1997/02/05 19:59:10 wollman Exp $
+ *	$Id: fetch.h,v 1.4 1997/07/25 19:35:42 wollman Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef fetch_h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct fetch_state {
 	int fs_precious;	/* -R option */
 	int fs_auto_retry;	/* -a option */
 	int fs_linux_bug;	/* -b option */
+	int fs_use_connect;	/* -t option */
 	time_t fs_modtime;
 	void *fs_proto;
 	int (*fs_retrieve)(struct fetch_state *);
diff --git a/usr.bin/fetch/http.c b/usr.bin/fetch/http.c
index 6f4211dcd802..fcb221c250a8 100644
--- a/usr.bin/fetch/http.c
+++ b/usr.bin/fetch/http.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: http.c,v 1.9 1997/07/26 20:00:05 wollman Exp $
+ *	$Id: http.c,v 1.10 1997/07/26 20:18:43 wollman Exp $
  */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -581,6 +581,20 @@ http_retrieve(struct fetch_state *fs)
 	fs->fs_status = "sending request message";
 	setup_sigalrm();
 	alarm(timo);
+
+	/* some hosts do not properly handle T/TCP connections.  If
+	 * sendmsg() is used to establish the connection, the OS may
+	 * choose to try to use one which could cause the transfer
+	 * to fail.  Doing a connect() first ensures that the OS
+	 * does not attempt T/TCP.
+	 */
+	if (fs->fs_use_connect && (connect(s, (struct sockaddr *)&sin, 
+                                   sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)) < 0)) {
+		warn("connect: %s", https->http_hostname);
+		fclose(remote);
+		return EX_OSERR;
+	}
+
 	if (sendmsg(s, &msg, fs->fs_linux_bug ? 0 : MSG_EOF) < 0) {
 		warn("sendmsg: %s", https->http_hostname);
 		fclose(remote);
diff --git a/usr.bin/fetch/main.c b/usr.bin/fetch/main.c
index a45486e71d72..c5840651dbe7 100644
--- a/usr.bin/fetch/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/fetch/main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: main.c,v 1.40 1997/07/02 06:28:32 charnier Exp $ */
+/* $Id: main.c,v 1.41 1997/07/25 19:35:44 wollman Exp $ */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
     fs.fs_verbose = 1;
     change_to_dir = file_to_get = hostname = 0;
 
-    while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "abc:D:f:h:HilLmMnNo:pPqRrT:vV:")) != -1) {
+    while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "abc:D:f:h:HilLmMnNo:pPqRrtT:vV:")) != -1) {
 	    switch (c) {
 	    case 'D': case 'H': case 'I': case 'N': case 'L': case 'V': 
 		    break;	/* ncftp compatibility */
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 		    fs.fs_precious = 1;
 		    break;
 	    
+	    case 't':
+		    fs.fs_use_connect = 1;
+		    break;
+
 	    case 'T':
 		    /* strtol sets errno to ERANGE in the case of overflow */
 		    errno = 0;