you mentioned a scanner, but just as an aside there is a site that, given
an URL will identify the server running and the operating system it is
running on.

The URL is ( drum roll please ):
        
        www.netcraft.com/cgi-bin/Survey/whats

bit off topic, but hopefully still relevant.


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On Wed, 19 May 1999, John Stewart wrote:

> Check the following site for a product called "Sam Spade".  It
> is a very nice collection of network tools; one of which will
> query a web site and return specifics such about it.
> 
> http://www.blighty.com/products/spade/dl.html
> 
> Carric Dooley wrote:
> > 
> > Hello
> > 
> > I was wondering if there was a string you could pass via a scanner that
> > will query a web server as to what it is.  Example, I am scanning a
> > network for web servers and when I find one I want to know what kind it
> > is.
> > 
> > Thank you.
> > 
> > Carric Dooley
> > COM2:Interactive Media
> > http://www.com2usa.com
> > 
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