--On 13 December 2010 09:59:48 -0500 W B Hacker <wbh@???> wrote:
> Ian Eiloart wrote:
>>
>> There's still an issue that almost 50% of servers don't identify
>> themselves in the banner. Security Space don't look any further, even
>> though issuing "HELP" and "HELO" can supposedly popular servers such as
>> qmail.
>
> Ian - 50%?
Actually, it's more than 50% - about 55%. Part of that will be sysadmins
doing security by obscurity. Part will be developers simply not putting the
information in the default banner; qmail for example. Part may be
connection to hosts that aren't actually MTAs. I suspect the second item is
the largest part, but don't really know.
>
> Surprised it is that high, even though I am one of those paranoid.
> (Custom banner with no more than TOD).
>
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