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Description: Some high-level protocols (e.g. FTP, SMTP, POP3) use ASCII messages between the client and the server. The banner is the initial "welcome" message sent by the server. It may give useful information (OS, server version, system name). This information can be used by attackers in conjunction with vunerability databases.


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