Index: netcat-openbsd-1.89/netcat.c =================================================================== --- netcat-openbsd-1.89.orig/netcat.c 2008-06-19 16:33:52.000000000 -0400 +++ netcat-openbsd-1.89/netcat.c 2008-06-19 16:34:58.000000000 -0400 @@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ continue; ret = 0; - if (vflag || zflag) { + if (vflag) { /* For UDP, make sure we are connected. */ if (uflag) { if (udptest(s) == -1) {