--- inetd/inetd.c~	2004-04-19 13:02:08.000000000 +0200
+++ inetd/inetd.c	2004-04-19 13:09:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -723,7 +723,8 @@
   struct passwd *pwd;
   FILE * fconfig;
   SIGSTATUS sigstatus;
-  
+  int port;
+
   size_t line = 0;
   
   fconfig = setconfig (file);
@@ -787,7 +788,24 @@
 	  sep->se_fd = -1;
 	  continue;
 	}
-      sp = getservbyname (sep->se_service, sep->se_proto);
+      port = strtol(sep->se_service, NULL, 10);
+      if (port > 0)
+       {
+         sp = malloc(sizeof(struct servent));
+         if (!sp)
+           {
+             syslog (LOG_ERR, strerror (errno));
+             continue;
+           }
+         asprintf(&(sp->s_name), "%d", port);
+         sp->s_aliases = NULL;
+         sp->s_port = htons(port);
+         sp->s_proto = strdup(sep->se_proto);
+        }
+      else 
+        {
+          sp = getservbyname (sep->se_service, sep->se_proto);
+        }
       if (sp == 0)
 	{
 	  syslog (LOG_ERR, "%s/%s: unknown service",