Leafnode problem

Hi guys, Does anyone know if there is a problem with leafnode that comes with Suse 7.2? I have used leafnode in 7.1 with no problems but for some reason I cant get it working properly in 7.2. I have done all the things outlined in /usr/share/doc/packages/leafnode/readme suse fetchnews worked ok and got the newsgroup list but when i try to use knode or pine to hook up to localhost it won't let me. It says connection refused. Is there a way to know if leafnode is being started by the inetd.conf file? Do I have to add anything to the hosts.allow file? Thanks, Glenn