How to install AXIGEN with Antivirus and Anti-spam protection

Now that your server is running, you can connect the antivirus and anti-spam applications. By default, AXIGEN comes with connectors for the ClamAV Antivirus and SpamAssasin Antispam application. The setup process below describes how to make these two applications work with AXIGEN. However, note that AXIGEN implements a proprietary filter scripting language that allows you to implement connectors for any third party Antivirus and Antispam applications.

Connecting to ClamAV

A. Install ClamAV (daemon), on the same machine on which AXIGEN Mail Server is installed. Follow these steps in order to configure ClamAv for use with AXIGEN and start the clamd daemon.

1. Install clamav-server, using yum (Yellow Dog Updater, Modified):

yum install clamav-server

2. Copy the sample config file shipped with clamav-server:

cp /usr/share/doc/clamav-server-*/clamd.conf /etc/clamd.d/axigen.conf

3. Edit: /etc/clamd.d/axigen.conf

# comment out the Example line 
# Example 
# insert/modify the following lines: 
LogFile /var/log/clamd.axigen 
PidFile /var/run/clamd.axigen/clamd.pid 
LocalSocket /var/run/clamd.axigen/clamd.sock 
User axigen 

4. Create a link to the clamd binary:

ln -s /usr/sbin/clamd /usr/sbin/clamd.axigen

5. Create the run directory, where the PID file and clamd socket will be stored, and change its permissions:

mkdir -p /var/run/clamd.axigen 
chown axigen:axigen /var/run/clamd.axigen

6. Create and setup the initscript:

cp /usr/share/doc/clamav-server-*/clamd.init /etc/init.d/clamd.axigen 
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/clamd.axigen
 /sbin/chkconfig clamd.axigen on

7. Edit: /etc/init.d/clamd.axigen and modify the following lines, as specified below:

# description: The clamd server running for axigen CLAMD_SERVICE=axigen

8. Finally, start the clamd daemon:

/etc/init.d/clamd.axigen start

B. Configure AXIGEN antivirus filter at server level using WebAdmin

In order to activate the ClamAV filter, go through the following steps:

In the "Server" context, click on the Add new filter button. This will open up and display the Active Filter list. It is empty right now, so we need to add the clamav filter to the list.

In the Priority field, enter a priority between 0 and 500 (a filter with priority 0 will be applied first and the one with 500, last).

Important - the domain-level filters have the priority limited to range 100-400 and the user-level filters are limited to the 200-300 range. A value of "10" should be fine, leaving you space to apply some other future filters before this one.

After setting the filter priority, select the socket value from in the Filter type dropdown list and the clamav value from the Filter Name list.

In the Apply on checklist, select the relay option, to apply the filter on outgoing mails. To make sure you scan both incoming and outgoing mails, you have to create the filter and select both values, local and relay.

In AXIGEN, it is possible to enable filters either at domain or user level, in the corresponding WebAdmin tabs. The filters activated at server level will be automatically applied for all domains and accounts. However, you have the possibility to add additional filters at domain or account level.

Connecting to SpamAssasin

The process for Connecting SpamAssassin is similar and even less time-consuming as no configurations are necessary after the product installation.

C. Install SpamAssassin using the yum application:

yum install spamassassin

No further configurations are necessary.

D. Configure SpamAssassin at server level, using Webadmin

The connector for SpamAssassin is a socket filter for AXIGEN, so the configuration procedure is the same as for ClamAV. The difference would be that for SpamAssassin, a TCP socket is more likely to be used.

Also, when activating the SpamAssassin filter, you need to keep in mind the following:

• Enter a different priority value for the SpamAssasin filter (if you have chosen 10 for ClamAV, choose a higher value for SpamAssassin in order to apply this filter after ClamAV in the filtering chain)
• Select the corresponding filter name, spamassassin in the Filter name list

Access AXIGEN WebMail

At this step of the way, your mail server is ready to go, and you can also you can access the AXIGEN WebMail to send and receive test messages. Then, use the full email address and password to log on to AXIGEN WebMail, at the default address: http://127.0.0.1:8000, or use the address you specified in the initial configuration phase when you ran the setup wizard.


Now you're really done: you can securely send and receive messages from your home domain and easily make any further configurations, to accommodate your specific network requirements. As you have seen, installing all mail services from one single executable and an intuitive Web configuration interface make things a lot easier and a lot less time-consuming.