statefe.subscribe("".getBytes());
int argn;
for (argn = 1; argn < argv.length; argn++) {
String peer = argv[argn];
System.out.printf("I: connecting to state backend at '%s'\n", peer);
statefe.connect(String.format("ipc://%s-state.ipc", peer));
}
// The main loop sends out status messages to peers, and collects
// status messages back from peers. The zmq_poll timeout defines
// our own heartbeat: