bool_t
    rpcb_gettime(timep, ...)
          time_t timep = NO_INIT
	PROTOTYPE: $;$
	PREINIT:
          char *host = "localhost";
	  STRLEN n_a;
        CODE:
		  if( items > 1 )
		       host = (char *)SvPV(ST(1), n_a);
		  RETVAL = rpcb_gettime( host, &timep );
        OUTPUT:
          timep
          RETVAL