diff -ruN src.orig/bin/host/host.c src/bin/host/host.c
--- src.orig/bin/host/host.c	Thu Nov 11 20:39:10 1999
+++ src/bin/host/host.c	Mon Nov 15 17:29:03 1999
@@ -270,11 +270,6 @@
 			/*NOTREACHED*/
 		}
 	}
-	if (gettype == 0) {
-		if (verbose)
-			printf ("Forcing `-t a' for signature trace.\n");
-		gettype = ns_t_a;
-	}
 	argc -= optind;
 	argv += optind;
 	if (argc < 1)