long total_time = 0L;            /* variable to hold delta t    */

    long write_count = 0L;        /* number of times            */

    long tmp = 0L;                    /* holds count for bytes written */

    long ltemp = 0L;

    int i_temp;

    extern int run_cancelled;

    struct      sockaddr_in dest;  /* Destination machine address structure */

    /* What makes shout unique is that it generates data*

     * in memory (as opposed to accessing the disk).       *