> | http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-userlevel/2006/10/08/0004.html
> | 
> | I also recall the consensus as leaving this file small...
> | 
> 
> We are still discussing this. Some people want the option to have a small
> version.

Some implementations of nsswitch.conf handle getservent(3). Maybe it could 
be extended to choose a file or to use a db.

  Jeremy C. Reed