*   without aborting.
 *
 */
int check_packet_list(const struct packet_info *ip, struct config_entry *list) {

	struct config_entry *wltmp = NULL;
	unsigned int ip_proc;
	int rv;

	if (ip == NULL || list == NULL) {
		return 0;
	}

	ip_proc = ip->b1 << 24;
	ip_proc |= ip->b2 << 16;
	ip_proc |= ip->b3 << 8;
	ip_proc |= ip->b4;

	wltmp = list;

	while (1) {
		uint32_t p = 0;

		p = ip_proc;
		p &= wltmp->cidr.processed;

		if (p == wltmp->cidr.ip) {
			rv = snprintf(msgbuf, sizeof(msgbuf), 
					"%hhu.%hhu.%hhu.%hhu %x/%d",
					ip->b1, ip->b2, ip->b3, ip->b4,
					wltmp->cidr.ip, wltmp->cidr.network);
			if (rv < 0) {
				syslog(LOG_ERR, "snprintf failed at line %d: %s",
					__LINE__, strerror(errno));
				exit (1);
			}
			return 1;
		}

		if (wltmp->next == NULL) {
			break;
		}

 *   This function takes the data in the parameter "ip" and stores an ASCII
 *   representation in the global variable "msgbuf."
 *   It must be able to cope with "ip" being NULL.
 *
 */
static void get_ip_string(const struct packet_info *ip) {

	int rv;
	
	if (ip == NULL) {
		rv = sprintf(msgbuf, "-");
		if (rv < 0) {	
			syslog(LOG_ERR, "sprintf failed in line %d: %s",
				__LINE__, strerror(errno));
			exit(1);
		}
		return;
	}

	rv = snprintf(msgbuf, sizeof(msgbuf), "%hhu.%hhu.%hhu.%hhu:%d.%d", 
			ip->b1, ip->b2, ip->b3, ip->b4,
			ip->s_port,ip->d_port);
		if (rv < 0) {
			syslog(LOG_ERR, "snprintf failed in line %d: %s",
				__LINE__, strerror(errno));
			exit(1);
		}
	return;
}

#ifdef USE_SOCKSTAT
/*
 * SYNOPSIS:
 *   void *pbl_sockstat_thread(