inetd

[Phillip Susi]

R Kimber wrote:
> Do you mean that leafnode, pure-ftp, and similar, that many desktop
> users need will all work without it?
> 

I am not sure about those programs specifically, but generally speaking, 
these days network services can, and even prefer, to be run in 
standalone mode rather than from inetd.  Most likely the package is 
configured to operate this way by default when installed, for instance, 
by installing a startup script in /etc/init.d.  If the package is 
configured to run from inetd by default, then it will depend on inetd so 
that it will be installed for you when you install the package in 
question.