diff --git a/libc/dns/gethostbyaddr.c b/libc/dns/gethostbyaddr.c
index c7da4eead..ad30f2a24 100644
--- a/libc/dns/gethostbyaddr.c
+++ b/libc/dns/gethostbyaddr.c
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 
 struct hostent *gethostbyaddr(const void *s_addr, socklen_t len, int type) {
   static struct hostent *ptr1, he1;
-  static char h_name[DNS_NAME_MAX+1];
-  static char* h_aliases[1];
-  static char* h_addr_list[2];
+  static char h_name[DNS_NAME_MAX + 1];
+  static char *h_aliases[1];
+  static char *h_addr_list[2];
   static char h_addr_list0[4];
 
   struct sockaddr_in addr;
diff --git a/libc/dns/getservbyname.c b/libc/dns/getservbyname.c
index ce368fc7b..dbda636c4 100644
--- a/libc/dns/getservbyname.c
+++ b/libc/dns/getservbyname.c
@@ -31,21 +31,19 @@
 
 struct servent *getservbyname(const char *name, const char *proto) {
   static struct servent *ptr0, se0;
+  static char s_name[DNS_NAME_MAX + 1];
   char *localproto = proto;
   int p;
 
   if (!ptr0) {
-    se0.s_name = NULL;
-    se0.s_aliases = (char **)malloc(sizeof(char *) * 1);
-    if (!se0.s_aliases) return NULL;
-    se0.s_aliases[0] = NULL;
-
+    se0.s_name = s_name;
+    if (!(se0.s_aliases = calloc(1, sizeof(char *)))) return NULL;
     se0.s_port = 0;
     se0.s_proto = NULL;
     ptr0 = &se0;
   }
 
-  p = LookupServicesByName(name, &localproto);
+  p = LookupServicesByName(name, &localproto, ptr0->s_name, DNS_NAME_MAX, NULL);
   if (p == -1) {
     // localproto got alloc'd during the lookup?
     if (!proto && localproto != proto) free(localproto);
@@ -53,9 +51,6 @@ struct servent *getservbyname(const char *name, const char *proto) {
   }
 
   ptr0->s_port = p;
-  if (ptr0->s_name) free(ptr0->s_name);
-  ptr0->s_name = strdup(name);
-
   if (ptr0->s_proto) free(ptr0->s_proto);
   ptr0->s_proto = strdup(localproto);
 
diff --git a/libc/dns/getservbyport.c b/libc/dns/getservbyport.c
index b61f8d1bb..b269e6cf5 100644
--- a/libc/dns/getservbyport.c
+++ b/libc/dns/getservbyport.c
@@ -30,30 +30,25 @@
 
 struct servent *getservbyport(int port, const char *proto) {
   static struct servent *ptr1, se1;
-  char name[DNS_NAME_MAX];
+  static char s_name[DNS_NAME_MAX + 1];
   char *localproto = proto;
 
   if (!ptr1) {
-    se1.s_name = NULL;
-    se1.s_aliases = (char **)malloc(sizeof(char *) * 1);
-    if (!se1.s_aliases) return NULL;
-    se1.s_aliases[0] = NULL;
-
+    se1.s_name = s_name;
+    if (!(se1.s_aliases = calloc(1, sizeof(char *)))) return NULL;
     se1.s_port = 0;
     se1.s_proto = NULL;
     ptr1 = &se1;
   }
 
-  if (LookupServicesByPort(port, &localproto, name, sizeof(name)) == -1) {
+  if (LookupServicesByPort(port, &localproto, ptr1->s_name, DNS_NAME_MAX,
+                           NULL) == -1) {
     // localproto got alloc'd during the lookup?
     if (!proto && localproto != proto) free(localproto);
     return NULL;
   }
 
   ptr1->s_port = port;
-  if (ptr1->s_name) free(ptr1->s_name);
-  ptr1->s_name = strdup(name);
-
   if (ptr1->s_proto) free(ptr1->s_proto);
   ptr1->s_proto = strdup(localproto);
 
diff --git a/libc/dns/servicestxt.c b/libc/dns/servicestxt.c
index 539998546..f7d688fcd 100644
--- a/libc/dns/servicestxt.c
+++ b/libc/dns/servicestxt.c
@@ -65,51 +65,54 @@ static textwindows noinline char *GetNtServicesTxtPath(char *pathbuf,
  *
  * @param servport is the port number (in network byte order)
  * @param servproto is a pointer to a string (*servproto can be NULL)
- * @param buf is a buffer to store the resulting name
+ * @param buf is a buffer to store the official name of the service
  * @param bufsize is the size of buf
+ * @param filepath is the location of the services file
+ *          (if NULL, uses /etc/services)
  * @returns 0 on success, -1 on error
  *
  * @note aliases are not read from the file.
  */
 int LookupServicesByPort(const int servport, char **servproto, char *buf,
-                         size_t bufsize) {
+                         size_t bufsize, const char *filepath) {
   FILE *f;
   char *line;
   char pathbuf[PATH_MAX];
   const char *path;
   size_t linesize;
-  int count, found;
+  int found;
   char *name, *port, *proto, *comment, *tok;
 
-  path = "/etc/services";
-  if (IsWindows()) {
-    path = firstnonnull(GetNtServicesTxtPath(pathbuf, ARRAYLEN(pathbuf)), path);
+  if (!(path = filepath)) {
+    path = "/etc/services";
+    if (IsWindows()) {
+      path =
+          firstnonnull(GetNtServicesTxtPath(pathbuf, ARRAYLEN(pathbuf)), path);
+    }
   }
+
   if (bufsize == 0 || !(f = fopen(path, "r"))) {
     return -1;
   }
   line = NULL;
   linesize = 0;
-  count = 0;
   found = 0;
 
   while (found == 0 && (getline(&line, &linesize, f)) != -1) {
     if ((comment = strchr(line, '#'))) *comment = '\0';
     name = strtok_r(line, " \t\r\n\v", &tok);
     port = strtok_r(NULL, "/ \t\r\n\v", &tok);
-    if (name && port && servport == htons(atoi(port))) {
-      if (!(proto = strtok_r(NULL, " \t\r\n\v", &tok)))
-        continue;
-      else if (!servproto[0]) {
+    proto = strtok_r(NULL, " \t\r\n\v", &tok);
+    if (name && port && proto && servport == htons(atoi(port))) {
+      if (!servproto[0]) {
         servproto[0] = strdup(proto);
         strncpy(buf, name, bufsize);
         found = 1;
-      } else if (strcmp(proto, servproto[0]) == 0) {
+      } else if (strcasecmp(proto, servproto[0]) == 0) {
         strncpy(buf, name, bufsize);
         found = 1;
       }
     }
-    count++;
   }
   free(line);
 
@@ -129,32 +132,39 @@ int LookupServicesByPort(const int servport, char **servproto, char *buf,
  *
  * @param servname is a NULL-terminated string
  * @param servproto is a pointer to a string (*servproto can be NULL)
+ * @param buf is a buffer to store the official name of the service
+ * @param bufsize is the size of buf
+ * @param filepath is the location of services file
+ *          (if NULL, uses /etc/services)
  * @returns -1 on error, or
  *          positive port number (in network byte order)
  *
- * @note aliases are not read from the file.
+ * @note aliases are read from file for comparison, but not returned.
  * @see LookupServicesByPort
  */
-int LookupServicesByName(const char *servname, char **servproto) {
+int LookupServicesByName(const char *servname, char **servproto, char *buf,
+                         size_t bufsize, const char *filepath) {
   FILE *f;
   char *line;
   char pathbuf[PATH_MAX];
   const char *path;
   size_t linesize;
-  int count, found, result;
-  char *name, *port, *proto, *comment, *tok;
+  int found, result;
+  char *name, *port, *proto, *alias, *comment, *tok;
 
-  path = "/etc/services";
-
-  if (IsWindows()) {
-    path = firstnonnull(GetNtServicesTxtPath(pathbuf, ARRAYLEN(pathbuf)), path);
+  if (!(path = filepath)) {
+    path = "/etc/services";
+    if (IsWindows()) {
+      path =
+          firstnonnull(GetNtServicesTxtPath(pathbuf, ARRAYLEN(pathbuf)), path);
+    }
   }
-  if (!(f = fopen(path, "r"))) {
+
+  if (bufsize == 0 || !(f = fopen(path, "r"))) {
     return -1;
   }
   line = NULL;
   linesize = 0;
-  count = 0;
   found = 0;
   result = -1;
 
@@ -162,19 +172,26 @@ int LookupServicesByName(const char *servname, char **servproto) {
     if ((comment = strchr(line, '#'))) *comment = '\0';
     name = strtok_r(line, " \t\r\n\v", &tok);
     port = strtok_r(NULL, "/ \t\r\n\v", &tok);
-    if (name && port && strcmp(name, servname) == 0) {
-      if (!(proto = strtok_r(NULL, " \t\r\n\v", &tok)))
-        continue;
-      else if (!servproto[0]) {
-        servproto[0] = strdup(proto);
-        result = htons(atoi(port));
-        found = 1;
-      } else if (strcmp(proto, servproto[0]) == 0) {
-        result = htons(atoi(port));
-        found = 1;
+    proto = strtok_r(NULL, " \t\r\n\v", &tok);
+    if (name && port && proto) {
+      alias = name;
+      while (alias && strcasecmp(alias, servname) != 0)
+        alias = strtok_r(NULL, " \t\r\n\v", &tok);
+
+      if (alias) /* alias matched with servname */
+      {
+        if (!servproto[0]) {
+          servproto[0] = strdup(proto);
+          result = htons(atoi(port));
+          strncpy(buf, name, bufsize);
+          found = 1;
+        } else if (strcasecmp(proto, servproto[0]) == 0) {
+          result = htons(atoi(port));
+          strncpy(buf, name, bufsize);
+          found = 1;
+        }
       }
     }
-    count++;
   }
   free(line);
 
diff --git a/libc/dns/servicestxt.h b/libc/dns/servicestxt.h
index 4b9cbfb41..3a718fbb0 100644
--- a/libc/dns/servicestxt.h
+++ b/libc/dns/servicestxt.h
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@
 #if !(__ASSEMBLER__ + __LINKER__ + 0)
 COSMOPOLITAN_C_START_
 
-int LookupServicesByPort(const int, char **, char *, size_t)
+int LookupServicesByPort(const int, char **, char *, size_t, const char *)
     paramsnonnull((2, 3));
-int LookupServicesByName(const char *, char **) paramsnonnull((1, 2));
+int LookupServicesByName(const char *, char **, char *, size_t, const char *)
+    paramsnonnull((1, 2, 3));
 
 /* TODO: implement like struct HostsTxt? */