--- a/sip-in/readconf.c	Fri Sep 23 19:05:08 2022 -0800
+++ b/sip-in/readconf.c	Fri Sep 23 19:18:07 2022 -0800
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 int cfg_use_100rel;
 unsigned cfg_retrans_timeout = 500;
 unsigned cfg_retrans_count = 10;
+unsigned max_forwards = 70;
 
 static char config_file_pathname[] = "/var/gsm/themwi-sip-in.cfg";
 
@@ -168,6 +169,10 @@
 		handler = handle_retrans_conf;
 		var = (void *) 0;
 		set_id = 0;
+	} else if (!strcmp(kw, "max-forwards")) {
+		handler = &handle_num;
+		var = &max_forwards;
+		set_id = 0;
 	} else {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s line %d: non-understood keyword \"%s\"\n",
 			config_file_pathname, st->lineno, kw);