huntd controls the multi-player hunt(6) game. When it starts up, it tries to notify all members of the hunt-players mailing list (see sendmail(8)) by faking a talk(1) request from user ``Hunt Game''.
The -s option is for running huntd forever (server mode). This is similar to running it under the control of inetd (see below), but it consumes a process table entry when no one is playing.
The -p option changes the udp port number used to rendezvous with the player process and thus allows for private games of hunt. This option turns off the notification of players on the hunt-players mailing list.
To run huntd from inetd, you'll need to put the hunt service in /etc/services:
and add a line in /etc/inetd.conf:
except for Suns which use /etc/servers:
Do not use any of the command line options if you want inetd to start up huntd on a private port, change the port listed in /etc/services.