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). *