diff -ur mysql-5.1.31/client/mysqlbinlog.cc mysql-5.1.31-binlog-compress/client/mysqlbinlog.cc
--- mysql-5.1.31/client/mysqlbinlog.cc	2009-02-11 00:23:17.000000000 +0000
+++ mysql-5.1.31-binlog-compress/client/mysqlbinlog.cc	2009-03-01 22:39:29.000000000 +0000
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 static const char* database= 0;
 static my_bool force_opt= 0, short_form= 0, remote_opt= 0;
 static my_bool debug_info_flag, debug_check_flag;
-static my_bool force_if_open_opt= 1;
+static my_bool force_if_open_opt= 1, opt_compress= 0;
 static ulonglong offset = 0;
 static const char* host = 0;
 static int port= 0;
@@ -953,6 +953,9 @@
   {"character-sets-dir", OPT_CHARSETS_DIR,
    "Directory where character sets are.", (uchar**) &charsets_dir,
    (uchar**) &charsets_dir, 0, GET_STR, REQUIRED_ARG, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
+  {"compress", 'C', "Requires -R. Use compression in server/client protocol.",
+   (uchar**) &opt_compress, (uchar**) &opt_compress, 0, GET_BOOL, NO_ARG, 0, 0, 0,
+   0, 0, 0},
   {"database", 'd', "List entries for just this database (local log only).",
    (uchar**) &database, (uchar**) &database, 0, GET_STR_ALLOC, REQUIRED_ARG,
    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0},
@@ -1316,7 +1319,8 @@
     error("Failed on mysql_init.");
     return ERROR_STOP;
   }
-
+  if (opt_compress)
+    mysql_options(mysql,MYSQL_OPT_COMPRESS,NullS);
   if (opt_protocol)
     mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_PROTOCOL, (char*) &opt_protocol);
   if (!mysql_real_connect(mysql, host, user, pass, 0, port, sock, 0))