void msgesc(char *target, size_t tlen, char *strbuf);
void msgescputs(char *strbuf);
void msgescputs1(char *strbuf);
-void stripout(char *str, char leftboundary, char rightboundary);
void dump_vars(void);
void embed_main_menu(void);
void serv_read(char *buf, int bytes);