> I agree - I think many less experienced users may not be aware of the inetd
> switch in rc.conf, and yet know that to enable a service they have to edit
> inetd.conf and hup inetd.

How much would a comment in the top of inetd.conf help?

Or make the comment be a reminder to check the man page and be sure 
the info in there is correct and easy to find?