diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 00e5c42..980a5d8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Minor fix to rate display
 Minor fix to netmask handling (specifying /32 was broken)
 Updated RPM spec file 
     Iain Lea <iain@bricbrac.de>
+Added pause functionality (P)
 
 0.7 02/10/02
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 88bc5c5..8e7c811 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MANDIR = man
 #MANDIR = share/man     # FHS-ish
 
 # You shouldn't need to change anything below this point.
-VERSION = 0.8pre1
+VERSION = 0.8pre2
 CFLAGS  += -g -Wall "-DIFTOP_VERSION=\"$(VERSION)\""
 LDFLAGS += -g 
 LDLIBS += -lpcap -lpthread -lcurses -lm
diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index 552c556..d9729bf 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static void set_defaults() {
     options.showports = OPTION_PORTS_OFF;
     options.aggregate_src = 0;
     options.aggregate_dest = 0;
+    options.paused = 0;
 }
 
 static void die(char *msg) {
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ static void usage(FILE *fp) {
 "   -n net/mask         show traffic flows in/out of network\n"
 "   -P                  show ports as well as hosts\n"
 "\n"
-"iftop, version " IFTOP_VERSION " copyright (c) 2002 Paul Warren <pdw@ex-parrot.com>\n"
+"iftop, version " IFTOP_VERSION "\n"
+"copyright (c) 2002 Paul Warren <pdw@ex-parrot.com> and contributors\n"
             );
 }
 
diff --git a/options.h b/options.h
index b7de6d5..b7dc81f 100644
--- a/options.h
+++ b/options.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ typedef struct {
     option_port_t showports;
     int aggregate_src;
     int aggregate_dest;
+    int paused;
 
 } options_t;
 
diff --git a/ui.c b/ui.c
index 0244884..a11cc0b 100644
--- a/ui.c
+++ b/ui.c
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ void analyse_data() {
     hash_node_type* n = NULL;
     int i;
 
+    if(options.paused == 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     memset(&totals, 0, sizeof totals);
 
     screen_data_clear();
@@ -491,7 +495,7 @@ void ui_loop() {
                 tick(1);
                 break;
 
-	        case 'b':
+	          case 'b':
                 options.showbars = !options.showbars; 
                 tick(1);
                 break;
@@ -540,6 +544,9 @@ void ui_loop() {
                   : OPTION_PORTS_OFF;
                 // Don't tick here, otherwise we get a bogus display
                 break;
+            case 'P':
+                options.paused = !options.paused;
+                break;
         }
         tick(0);
     }