diff --git a/dns/ddclient/Makefile b/dns/ddclient/Makefile
index 6fa37d705e58..cc319992155a 100644
--- a/dns/ddclient/Makefile
+++ b/dns/ddclient/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	ddclient
 PORTVERSION=	3.8.0
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	dns
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
@@ -17,14 +18,15 @@ COMMENT=	Update dynamic DNS entries
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SITE_PERL}/IO/Socket/SSL.pm:${PORTSDIR}/security/p5-IO-Socket-SSL
 .endif
 
+LICENSE=	GPLv2
+
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_PERL5_RUN=	yes
 NO_BUILD=	yes
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
-SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
+SUB_FILES=	pkg-message ddclient_force
 PKGMESSAGE=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-message
-PLIST_FILES=	etc/ddclient.conf.sample sbin/ddclient
 
 PORTDOCS=	COPYING COPYRIGHT Changelog README README.cisco README.ssl \
 		sample-etc_cron.d_ddclient sample-etc_dhclient-exit-hooks \
@@ -46,6 +48,10 @@ do-install:
 	@${INSTALL} -d ${DOCSDIR}
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS:S,^,${WRKSRC}/,} ${DOCSDIR}/
 .endif
+
+post-install:
+	${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/etc/periodic/daily
+	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKDIR}/ddclient_force ${PREFIX}/etc/periodic/daily/ddclient_force
 	@${CAT} ${PKGMESSAGE}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/ddclient/files/ddclient_force.in b/dns/ddclient/files/ddclient_force.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..871e8643bb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dns/ddclient/files/ddclient_force.in
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+
+# If there is a global system configuration file, suck it in.
+#
+if [ -r /etc/defaults/periodic.conf ]
+then
+    . /etc/defaults/periodic.conf
+    source_periodic_confs
+fi
+
+case "$daily_ddclient_force_enable" in
+	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+		echo
+		echo 'Forcing ddclient update:'
+
+		out=`%%PREFIX%%/sbin/ddclient -force`
+		echo "$out"
+		rc=0
+		;;
+	*)
+		rc=0
+		;;
+esac
+
+exit $rc
diff --git a/dns/ddclient/files/patch-ddclient b/dns/ddclient/files/patch-ddclient
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a1c51e7aa7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dns/ddclient/files/patch-ddclient
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+--- ./ddclient.orig	2009-01-27 20:14:02.000000000 +0100
++++ ./ddclient	2010-08-17 20:13:00.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+ #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
+ ######################################################################
+ # $Id: ddclient 106 2008-12-04 18:05:23Z wimpunk $
+@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@
+ use Getopt::Long;
+ use Sys::Hostname;
+ use IO::Socket;
++use POSIX 'setsid';
+ 
+ my $version  = "3.8.0";
+ my $programd  = $0; 
+@@ -625,6 +625,9 @@
+ $SIG{'KILL'}   = sub { $caught_kill = 1; };
+ if (opt('daemon') && !opt('force')) {
+     $SIG{'CHLD'}   = 'IGNORE';
++    chdir '/';
++    open(STDIN,  "</dev/null");
++    open(STDOUT, ">/dev/null");
+     my $pid = fork;
+     if ($pid < 0) {
+ 	print STDERR "${program}: can not fork ($!)\n";
+@@ -632,11 +635,10 @@
+     } elsif ($pid) {
+ 	exit 0;
+     }
++    setsid;
+     $SIG{'CHLD'}   = 'DEFAULT';
+     $opt{'syslog'} = 1;
+-    open(STDOUT, ">/dev/null");
+-    open(STDERR, ">/dev/null");
+-    open(STDIN,  "</dev/null");
++    open(STDERR, "&STDOUT");
+ 
+     write_pid();
+ }
+@@ -1404,17 +1406,17 @@
+     ## execute the command.
+     local *FD;
+     if (! open(FD, $cmd)) {
+-	printf STDERR "$program: cannot execute command %s.\n", $cmd;
++    warning("$program: cannot execute command %s.\n", $cmd);
+ 
+     } elsif ($stdin && (! print FD "$stdin\n")) {
+-	printf STDERR "$program: failed writting to %s.\n", $cmd;
++    warning("$program: failed writing to %s.\n", $cmd);
+ 	close(FD);
+ 
+     } elsif (! close(FD)) {
+-	printf STDERR "$program: failed closing %s.($@)\n", $cmd;
++    warning("$program: failed closing %s.($@)\n", $cmd);
+ 
+     } elsif (opt('exec') && $?) {
+-	printf STDERR "$program: failed %s. ($@)\n", $cmd;
++	warning("$program: failed %s. ($@)\n", $cmd);
+ 
+     } else {
+ 	$ok = 1;
diff --git a/dns/ddclient/files/pkg-message.in b/dns/ddclient/files/pkg-message.in
index bfcaeda65273..8420c75d3ed9 100644
--- a/dns/ddclient/files/pkg-message.in
+++ b/dns/ddclient/files/pkg-message.in
@@ -12,4 +12,10 @@ following line to /etc/rc.conf
 
 	ddclient_enable="YES"
 
+If you would like to force ddclient to update your account
+daily regardless of IP changes add the following line to 
+your /etc/periodic.conf
+
+	daily_ddclient_force_enable="YES"
+
 ***********************************************************
diff --git a/dns/ddclient/pkg-plist b/dns/ddclient/pkg-plist
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e827e6414423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dns/ddclient/pkg-plist
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+@comment $FreeBSD$
+etc/ddclient.conf.sample
+etc/periodic/daily/ddclient_force
+sbin/ddclient
+@dirrmtry etc/periodic/daily
+@dirrmtry etc/periodic