--- openssh-3.8p1/sshd.c	2004-04-25 11:10:54.000000000 +0000
+++ openssh-3.8p1.forcedcomp/sshd.c	2004-04-25 11:02:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -1779,7 +1779,11 @@
 		myproposal[PROPOSAL_MAC_ALGS_CTOS] =
 		myproposal[PROPOSAL_MAC_ALGS_STOC] = options.macs;
 	}
-	if (!options.compression) {
+	/* PATCHED to force compression if it's enabled */
+	if (options.compression) {
+		myproposal[PROPOSAL_COMP_ALGS_CTOS] =
+		myproposal[PROPOSAL_COMP_ALGS_STOC] = "zlib";
+	} else {
 		myproposal[PROPOSAL_COMP_ALGS_CTOS] =
 		myproposal[PROPOSAL_COMP_ALGS_STOC] = "none";
 	}