--- bounce.c.orig	Sun Aug 26 14:24:58 2007
+++ bounce.c	Sun Aug 26 14:34:57 2007
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #define    DEFAULT_PORT   1523
 
 char sbuf[16384], cbuf[16384];
+int t=0;
 
 void sigchld() {
   signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld);
@@ -46,12 +47,15 @@
 
     struct itimerval itime;
 
+    if (t)
+    {
     itime.it_interval.tv_sec=0;
     itime.it_interval.tv_usec=0;
-    itime.it_value.tv_sec=21600;
+    itime.it_value.tv_sec=t;
     itime.it_value.tv_usec=0;
     setitimer(ITIMER_REAL,&itime,NULL);
     /* arbitrary connection time limit: 6 hours (in case the client hangs) */
+    }
 
     chead=ctail=cbuf;
     cpos=0;
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@
 
     /* Process arguments */
 
-    while( (ch = getopt(argc, argv, "p:a:b:d")) != -1  ) {
+    while( (ch = getopt(argc, argv, "p:a:b:dt:")) != -1  ) {
       switch(ch) { 
       case 'b': b = 1;
       case 'd': d = 1; break;
@@ -172,6 +176,12 @@
 	  exit(-1);
 	}
 	break;
+      case 't':
+	if ((t=atoi(optarg)) == 0)  {
+	  fprintf(stderr, "Bad timer value.\n");
+	  exit(-1);
+	}
+	break;
       }
     }
 
@@ -179,7 +189,7 @@
     argv += optind;
 
     if (argc!=2) {
-	fprintf(stderr,"Use: %s [-a localaddr | -b localaddr] [-p localport] [-d] machine port \n",myname);
+	fprintf(stderr,"Use: %s [-a localaddr | -b localaddr] [-d] [-p localport] [-t timer] machine port \n",myname);
 	exit(-1);
     }
     if ((remoteport=atoi(argv[1]))<=0) {