diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8ab06f2..b802144 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+bforce (0.22.8.ugenk5-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial release from upstream
+
+ -- Evgeniy Kozhuhovskiy <e.kozhuhovskiy@gmail.com>  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 18:48:42 +0200
+
 bforce (0.22.8.ugenk4-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * added checking of /etc/default/bforce in init.d script
diff --git a/examples/bforce.conf b/examples/bforce.conf
index fafb26d..161350c 100644
--- a/examples/bforce.conf
+++ b/examples/bforce.conf
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ skip_files_recv *.pif *.swp
 # To see a nodelist node information in the log file, write:
 #
 #run_after_handshake [useshell,logout]/usr/local/lib/ftn/nlookup $REM_ADDR_FTN
+#
+
 
 #
 # Path to the directory with "long" fileboxes. Such fileboxes names
@@ -551,7 +553,7 @@ daemon_pid_file /var/run/bforce.pid
 
 # 
 # Syslog facility (see man 3 openlog and /usr/include/sys/syslog.h for list of facilities)
-# 64 == 8<3 == 
+# 64 == 8<3 == LOG_UUCP
 # See SYSLOG for details
 #
 syslog_facility 64
@@ -561,5 +563,10 @@ syslog_facility 64
 #
 nomail_flag /etc/nomail
 
+#
+# run_before_session executes a command specified
+# and returns after the command has been completed.
+#
+run_before_session /usr/local/bin/call_inet.sh
 
 # That's all!
diff --git a/source/.version b/source/.version
index 6260cde..38fd1d4 100644
--- a/source/.version
+++ b/source/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.22.8.ugenk4
+0.22.8.ugenk5
diff --git a/source/bforce/conf_proc.c b/source/bforce/conf_proc.c
index 2bafc81..549793c 100644
--- a/source/bforce/conf_proc.c
+++ b/source/bforce/conf_proc.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ s_conf_entry bforce_config[BFORCE_NUMBER_OF_KEYWORDS+1] = {
 	CONF_KEY(rescan_delay,               CT_NUMBER),
 	CONF_KEY(run_after_handshake,        CT_STRING),
 	CONF_KEY(run_after_session,          CT_STRING),
+	CONF_KEY(run_before_session,         CT_STRING),
 	CONF_KEY(session_limit_in,           CT_NUMBER),
 	CONF_KEY(session_limit_out,          CT_NUMBER),
 	CONF_KEY(skip_files_recv,            CT_STRING),
diff --git a/source/bforce/io_tcpip.c b/source/bforce/io_tcpip.c
index 0c27dc5..4148d40 100644
--- a/source/bforce/io_tcpip.c
+++ b/source/bforce/io_tcpip.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ int tcpip_init(void)
 	tty_abort  = FALSE;
 	tty_hangup = FALSE;
 	tty_modem  = FALSE;
-	
+
 	/*
 	 * Set sockets I/O to the non-blocking mode
 	 */
diff --git a/source/bforce/sess_call.c b/source/bforce/sess_call.c
index de71c5d..beac548 100644
--- a/source/bforce/sess_call.c
+++ b/source/bforce/sess_call.c
@@ -196,6 +196,19 @@ int call_system_quiet(const char *connstr, bool inet)
 	int rc = 0;
 	char *p;
 
+	
+	char *exec_cmd;
+	int exec_result;
+
+	if( (exec_cmd = conf_string(cf_run_before_session)) != NULL )
+	{
+	     exec_result = system(exec_cmd);
+	     if( exec_result = 0  )
+		  log("external application %s executed with zero return code (%i)", exec_cmd, exec_result);
+	     else
+		  logerr("external application %s executed with non-zero return code %i", exec_cmd, exec_result);
+	}
+	
 	/*
 	 * Set verbal line name
 	 */
diff --git a/source/include/confread.h b/source/include/confread.h
index 38ea0b0..7ababb7 100644
--- a/source/include/confread.h
+++ b/source/include/confread.h
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	cf_rescan_delay,
 	cf_run_after_handshake,
 	cf_run_after_session,
+	cf_run_before_session,
 	cf_session_limit_in,
 	cf_session_limit_out,
 	cf_skip_files_recv,