> I would like to see the default /etc/services be back to how it was and
> make it optional to use a big one for people who really want it.
> Where it would makes sense to update the ports <1024 with the IANA list.

Would it make any sense to make the assignments to ports above 1024
resolved only on request, something like an inverse "n" flag?

I appreciate the effort involved (I'll help with coding, if wanted),
but I also feel the pain...

++L