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Index: b/src/inetd.8
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--- a/src/inetd.8
+++ b/src/inetd.8
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Pass local and remote address data via e
 \fBENVIRONMENT\fP below.
 .It Fl R, -rate Ar rate
 Specifies the maximum number of times a service can be invoked
-in one minute; the default is 1000.
+in one minute; the default is 40.
 .It Fl -resolve
 Resolve local and remote IP addresses and pass them to the server program
 via \fBTCPLOCALHOST\fP and \fBTCPREMOTEHOST\fP environment variables. See
@@ -227,6 +227,21 @@ are both examples of the latter type of
 datagram server.
 .Xr Tftpd 8
 is an example of a multi-threaded datagram server.
+The optional
+.Dq max
+suffix (separated from
+.Dq wait
+or
+.Dq nowait
+by a dot) specifies the maximum number of times a service can be invoked
+in one minute; the default is 40.
+If a service exceeds this limit,
+.Nm
+will log the problem
+and stop servicing requests for the specific service for ten minutes.
+See also the
+.Fl R
+option above.
 .Pp
 Servers using stream sockets generally are multi-threaded and
 use the