diff --git a/security/ssh/patches/patch-ad b/security/ssh/patches/patch-ad
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed485ac7094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/ssh/patches/patch-ad
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- servconf.c.~1~	Tue Jan 20 04:24:08 1998
++++ servconf.c	Sat Apr 11 17:33:32 1998
+@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
+   if (options->idle_timeout == -1)
+     options->idle_timeout = 0;
+   if (options->check_mail == -1)
+-    options->check_mail = 1;
++    options->check_mail = 0;	/* default to no checking */
+ #ifdef XAUTH_PATH
+   if (options->xauth_path == NULL)
+     options->xauth_path = XAUTH_PATH;
diff --git a/security/ssh/patches/patch-ae b/security/ssh/patches/patch-ae
index 6c0ffecd0dd..b615edcf842 100644
--- a/security/ssh/patches/patch-ae
+++ b/security/ssh/patches/patch-ae
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-*** server_config.sample.orig	Thu Mar 27 09:04:06 1997
---- server_config.sample	Fri Mar 28 15:45:53 1997
-***************
-*** 16,22 ****
-  FascistLogging no
-  PrintMotd yes
-  KeepAlive yes
-! SyslogFacility DAEMON
-  RhostsAuthentication no
-  RhostsRSAAuthentication yes
-  RSAAuthentication yes
---- 16,22 ----
-  FascistLogging no
-  PrintMotd yes
-  KeepAlive yes
-! SyslogFacility AUTH
-  RhostsAuthentication no
-  RhostsRSAAuthentication yes
-  RSAAuthentication yes
+--- server_config.sample.orig	Tue Jan 20 04:20:14 1998
++++ server_config.sample	Sat Apr 11 17:32:30 1998
+@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
+ FascistLogging no
+ PrintMotd yes
+ KeepAlive yes
+-SyslogFacility DAEMON
++SyslogFacility AUTH
+ RhostsAuthentication no
+ RhostsRSAAuthentication yes
+ RSAAuthentication yes
+ PasswordAuthentication yes
+ PermitEmptyPasswords yes
+ UseLogin no
++CheckMail no
+ # PidFile /u/zappa/.ssh/pid
+ # AllowHosts *.our.com friend.other.com
+ # DenyHosts lowsecurity.theirs.com *.evil.org evil.org
diff --git a/security/ssh/patches/patch-ag b/security/ssh/patches/patch-ag
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67d4151857c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/ssh/patches/patch-ag
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- sshd.8.in.~1~	Tue Jan 20 04:24:13 1998
++++ sshd.8.in	Sat Apr 11 17:34:45 1998
+@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
+ should print information whether you have new mail or not
+ when a user logs in interactively.  (On some systems it is also
+ printed by the shell, /etc/profile, or equivalent.)  The default is
+-"yes".
++"no".
+ 
+ .if \n(CO \{
+ .TP