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Article updated on 04 September, 2008

Integration of Axigen Mail Server with SpamAssassin on Windows

   This article is intended to present a guideline for the integration process of  SpamAssassin with AXIGEN Mail Server for the Windows platforms.

In order to enable the Spamassassin filter in Axigen, for the Windows version you must follow these steps:

1.  To get the latest Spamassassin version for Windows got to the following link and download "SpamAssassin for Win32".
   
   http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=175673&package_id=206152
   
   
2. Unpack the archive in the desired folder. For example C:Program FilesSpamAssassin.
   
   
3. Now you must start the SpamAssassin daemon, in order to make the respective filter available in Axigen. Go to the unpacked folder, where you will find spamd.exe. Run this executable file to start the SpamAssassin daemon.
   
   
4. You can check if the SpamAssassin daemon is running by using "Task Manager", check if the spamd.exe process is running, and by clicking Start -> Run -> type "cmd". In the new command prompt window type:
   
   netstat -an   and you should find the following line:
    TCP   0.0.0.0:783   0.0.0.0:0   LISTENINGindicating that SpamAssassin was properly installed and is accepting connections from Axigen on port 783.
   
   
5. Login via "Webadmin" interface and go to "Security & Filtering" -> "Antivirus & Antispam" -> click the "Enable" button for the SpamAssassin filter.
   
   Note: If the status for  SpamAssassin is not "Available" you must restart the  filter detection process by using the related link at the bottom of the respective page:  "To restart the detection process click here." Now you must refresh the page by using the link: " To update AV/AS detection status you need to refresh the current page." . The  SpamAssassin filter now have the "Available" status.
   
   
6.  In order to test SpamAssassin please consult this article.
   
   Note: To run SpamAssassin as a service in Windows please refer to this article from the Microsoft knowledgebase.
   

Releases: Mail Server 6.1.X
OS: Windows
Distros: Windows