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xinetd /etc/host.deny ALL:PARANOID



We are an ISP (Internet Service Provider) and we use Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r3
(potato) as mail and DNS server:
    sendmail    8.9.3-23
    qpopper    2.53-5
    bind    8.2.3


Is It safe to delete the ALL:PARANOID line in /etc/hosts.deny to avoid the
below messages in /var/log/syslog?

Jan 22 12:13:46 excalibur xinetd[254]: warning: /etc/hosts.deny, line 15:
can't verify hostname: gethostbyname(geicamdsl.easynet.es) failed
Jan 22 12:13:46 excalibur xinetd[254]: refused connect from 213.139.10.34


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/etc/hosts.deny

# The PARANOID wildcard matches any host whose name does not match its
# address.
ALL: PARANOID


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/etc/hosts.allow

sendmail: all
in.qpopper: all



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