I'd backtrace where those requests are coming from. talkd and fingerd are often used to penetrate UNIX systems. They are likely coming from "outside" because it is "inetd" which is invoking them. And why is inetd.conf set up to invoke them in the first place? In my paranoid opinion, something is WRONG! The example inetd.conf from IBM has those processes commented out. Perhaps whomever implemented z/OS UNIX simply uncommented everything without a good understanding of "minimal access". Neither one is necessary. fingerd is a daemon which tell other UNIX systems who is logged onto your system. Not something I want others to know! talkd is a daemon for "chatting" between UNIX users (like using TSO SEND to send messages between TSO users). Again, not needed, IMO. In the days of the kinder, gentler net, they were useful for colleagues to talk.
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