--- http_load.c	Thu Apr  5 21:07:27 2001
+++ http_load.c	Thu Apr 26 16:11:40 2001
@@ -139,2 +139,3 @@
 static int do_checksum, do_throttle, do_verbose, do_jitter, do_proxy;
+static int idle_secs = IDLE_SECS;
 static float throttle;
@@ -311,2 +312,12 @@
 	    }
+	else if ( strncmp( argv[argn], "-timeout", sizeof("-timeout") ) == 0 && argn + 1 < argc )
+	    {
+	    idle_secs = atoi( argv[++argn] );
+	    if ( idle_secs < 1 )
+		{
+		(void) fprintf(
+		    stderr, "%s: timeout seconds must be at least 1\n", argv0 );
+		exit( 1 );
+		}
+	    }
 	else
@@ -459,2 +470,4 @@
     (void) fprintf( stderr,
+	"            -timeout N\n" );
+    (void) fprintf( stderr,
 	"            -fetches N | -seconds N\n" );
@@ -629,3 +642,3 @@
     connections[cnum].idle_timer = tmr_create(
-	nowP, idle_connection, client_data, IDLE_SECS * 1000L, 0 );
+	nowP, idle_connection, client_data, idle_secs * 1000L, 0 );
     connections[cnum].wakeup_timer = (Timer*) 0;
--- http_load.1	Fri Mar 30 22:42:13 2001
+++ http_load.1	Thu Apr 26 16:27:09 2001
@@ -10,2 +10,4 @@
 .RB [ -verbose ]
+.RB [ -timeout
+.IR seconds ]
 .RI (
@@ -48,2 +50,5 @@
 The -proxy flag lets you run http_load through a web proxy.
+.PP
+The -timeout flag specifies the amount of seconds to wait for request.
+Default is a compile-time define. (Usually -- 60 seconds).
 .PP