diff --git a/ddclient b/ddclient
index a2ab20b..f6fbba2 100755
--- a/ddclient
+++ b/ddclient
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ my %variables = (
         'warned-min-error-interval' => setv(T_ANY,    0, 1, 0, 0,             undef),
     },
     'mydns-common-defaults'       => {
+        'directip'            => setv(T_BOOL,   0, 0, 1, 0,                   undef),
         'server'              => setv(T_FQDNP,  1, 0, 1, 'www.mydns.jp',      undef),
         'max-interval'        => setv(T_DELAY,  0, 0, 1, interval('6d'),          0),
     },
@@ -678,7 +679,7 @@ my %services = (
         'updateable' => undef,
         'update'     => \&nic_mydns_update,
         'examples'   => \&nic_mydns_examples,
-	'variables'  => merge(
+        'variables'  => merge(
                           $variables{'mydns-common-defaults'},
                           $variables{'service-common-defaults'},
                         ),
@@ -4504,8 +4505,9 @@ The 'mydns' protocol is used by a free dynamic DNS service offered by www.mydns.
 
 Configuration variables applicable to the 'mydns' protocol are:
   protocol=mydns               ##
-  server=fqdn.of.service       ## defaults to www.mydns.jp
-  login=service-login          ## login name and password registered with the service
+  directip=no|yes              ## update the DNS record with a specified IP address.
+  server=fqdn.of.service       ## defaults to www.mydns.jp.
+  login=service-login          ## login name and password registered with the service.
   password=service-password    ##
   fully.qualified.host         ## the host registered with the service.
 
@@ -4525,44 +4527,48 @@ sub nic_mydns_update {
 
     ## update each configured host
     foreach my $h (@_) {
-	my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
+        my $ip = delete $config{$h}{'wantip'};
         info("setting IP address to %s for %s", $ip, $h);
         verbose("UPDATE:","updating %s", $h);
 
-        # Set the URL that we're going to to update
+        ## update the DNS record
         my $url;
-        $url  = "http://$config{$h}{'server'}/directip.html";
-        $url .= "?MID=";
-        $url .= $config{$h}{'login'};
-        $url .= "&PWD=";
-        $url .= $config{$h}{'password'};
-        $url .= "&IPV4ADDR=";
-        $url .= $ip;
+        my $reply;
+        if ($config{$h}{'directip'}) {
+            $url   = "http://$config{$h}{'server'}/directip.html";
+            $url  .= "?MID=";
+            $url  .= $config{$h}{'login'};
+            $url  .= "&PWD=";
+            $url  .= $config{$h}{'password'};
+            $url  .= "&IPV4ADDR=";
+            $url  .= $ip;
+            $reply = geturl(opt('proxy'), $url);
+        } else {
+            $url   = "http://$config{$h}{'server'}/login.html";
+            $reply = geturl(opt('proxy'), $url, $config{$h}{'login'}, $config{$h}{'password'});
+        }
 
-        # Try to get URL
-        my $reply = geturl(opt('proxy'), $url);
-
-        # No response, declare as failed
+        ## no response, declare as failed
         if (!defined($reply) || !$reply) {
             failed("updating %s: Could not connect to %s.", $h, $config{$h}{'server'});
             last;
         }
         last if !header_ok($h, $reply);
 
-        # Response found, check the reply
-        if ($reply =~ /login_status = 1/i)
-        {
+        ## response found, check the result
+        if ($reply =~ /login_status = 1/i) {
             $config{$h}{'ip'}     = $ip;
             $config{$h}{'mtime'}  = $now;
             $config{$h}{'status'} = 'good';
             success("updating %s: good: IP address set to %s", $h, $ip);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            $reply =~ /login_status.*\n.*\n(.+)\s*<BR>/i;
+        } else {
             $config{$h}{'status'} = 'failed';
             warning("SENT:    %s", $url) unless opt('verbose');
-            warning("REPLIED: %s",   $1);
+            if ($config{$h}{'directip'}) {
+                if ($reply =~ /login_status.*\n.*\n(.+)\s*<BR>/i) {
+                    warning("REPLIED: %s", $1);
+                }
+            }
             failed("updating %s: Invalid reply.", $h);
         }
     }