Before installation ensure that the MAILsweeper host is configured with:
Before installation you should determine:
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MAILsweeper should be installed by a user with write access to the Windows NT registry, such as a user in the Administrator's group. |
Before starting the installation you should ensure that:
There are several evaluation copies of anti-virus tools on the installation CD-ROM. If you wish to use any of these you should install them separately, before starting the installation.
Stopping the MAILsweeper service
If you are performing an upgrade you must shutdown the MAILsweeper service before starting the installation, to prevent file access conflicts.1
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Remember to start the service again, after the upgrade is complete. See page 2-101 for details. |
To shutdown the MAILsweeper service:
Alternatively, you can shutdown the MAILsweeper service by entering the following command at the command prompt:2
net stop MAILsweeper
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It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running the setup program. |
The setup program allows you to configure MAILsweeper with one post office group only, that is, as a standard cc:Mail configuration.
If your configuration
requires more than one post office group, in a hub cc:Mail
configuration, you will need to edit the [PostOfficeGroups]
section manually, after installation is complete.This section is
found in the post office configuration file, CCMAIL.CFG.
See page 2-99 for
details.
To proceed with the installation, follow the dialog boxes in the InstallShield setup program.
The first dialog box you will encounter is the Welcome dialog box, as shown below.
Click on the Next> button to proceed with the installation.
Click on the Yes button to continue.
If you are performing an upgrade it will happen automatically. You will not be presented with any further options. During the upgrade, all your existing configuration files will be copied into the directory CONFIG\CFGBAK.
If you are not performing an upgrade you are presented with a series of dialog boxes like the one shown below, offering configuration options for MIMEsweeper.
Work your way through each of the dialog boxes, typing in or selecting information from each one, as required.
Selecting the product components
For a cc:Mail installation, check the MAILsweeper box and the Lotus cc:Mail option, as shown.
The default directory for the installation is C:\MSW, as indicated in the Destination Directory area.
If you wish to change the default directory, click on the Browse... button and select a new directory from the Choose Directory dialog box.
Select the directory path by double-clicking on the folder icons that are displayed in the Directories: area. The selected directory path is shown in the Path: field.
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If the directory is located on a different drive, change the entry in the Drives: field, by clicking on the down arrow to the right of the field and selecting from the displayed list. |
Specifying the cc:Mail post offices (user or demonstration)
The next dialog box asks whether you want to use demonstration post offices or to specify your own.
Click on the Demonstration option to use the demonstration post offices supplied with MAILsweeper.
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For details on the demonstration post offices see the release notes. |
If you click on the Demonstration option no further mail system information is required. Go to page 2-95 to proceed with the installation.
Click on the User specified option to specify your own post offices.
If you click the User specified option then a further four dialog boxes are displayed, as explained on the next two pages.
For the first post office in the group - enter the name of the Mailbox and the Password for the second post office.
For the second post office in the group - enter the name of the Mailbox and the Password for the first post office.
You can, if required, change the Location of each post office. If you wish to change the default directory, click on the Browse... button and select a new directory from the Choose Directory dialog box. This dialog box is shown on page 2-91.
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If the post office is on another machine, type the UNC into the Path: field of the Choose Directory dialog box. See page 2-102 for more details on using networked post offices. |
Specifying the email addresses
The email accounts are used to specify where Inform messages are to be sent FROM and TO during disposal:
These addresses form
the value of the Server
and Administrator
directives, found in the [Main]
section of the mail
configuration file, MIMESWP.CFG. See page 7-11 and page 7-12 for
details.
Check the SNMP Traps box and type in the Community and Target Address information, as follows:
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SNMP traps can also be generated during disposal, see page 7-37 for details. |
Specifying the anti-virus tool locations
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There are several evaluation copies of anti-virus tools provided on the installation CD-ROM. These are not automatically installed by the setup software. |
A dialog box is displayed for each anti-virus tool selected, prompting you to provide the location where it has been installed. Some anti-virus tools will also prompt for the version being used (Windows NT or MS DOS).
Click on the Browse... button to change the directory shown, using the Choose Directory dialog box. This dialog box is shown on page 2-91.
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If you are using DLL based validators these should be installed after the MIMEsweeper installation. For more details see page 2-98. |
Check the information displayed and ensure it is correct. If any of the information is wrong, click on the <Back button to locate and change it, otherwise click on the Next> button to proceed.
The file transfer operation now takes place and the new MIMEsweeper installation is copied from the CD-ROM. A program group is created for all the MIMEsweeper components. Installation of MIMEsweeper is now complete and a default configuration is in place.
Alternatively, you can enter the licence at a later time by running the Licence program. See page 4-1 for details.
Finally, click on the Finish button to exit the InstallShield setup program.
After installation,
the [PostOfficeGroups]
section is configured with
one post office group, as specified by the details entered during
installation. This section is found in the post office
configuration file, CCMAIL.CFG.
[PostOfficeGroups] Group1 [Group1] admin=CCAWnt R&D=CCAWnt [admin] Location=\\integ486\scsi3\ccMail\PO\admin\ Mailbox=R&D Password=msw ProcessReadMessages=TRUE [R&D] Location=\\integ486\scsi3\ccMail\PO\R&D\ Mailbox=admin Password=msw ProcessReadMessages=TRUE
This is how a standard cc:Mail configuration using UNC pathnames would be represented, as illustrated by the diagram on page 2-77. For more details on the directives used to configure the cc:Mail post offices, see page 7-50.
In this example, three extra groups are added (these groups are shown in bold). Each group is added in a similar manner.
[PostOfficeGroups] Group1Group2 Group3 Group4
[Group1] accounts=CCAWnt hub1=CCAWnt[Group2] admin=CCAWnt hub2=CCAWnt
[Group3] r&d=CCAWnt hub3=CCAWnt
[Group4] personnel=CCAWnt hub4=CCAWnt
[accounts] Location=\\integ486\scsi3\ccMail\PO\accounts\ Mailbox=hub Password=msw ProcessReadMessages=TRUE[admin] Location=\\integ486\scsi3\ccMail\PO\admin\ Mailbox=hub Password=msw
[r&d] Location=\\integ486\scsi3\ccMail\PO\R&D\ Mailbox=hub Password=msw
[personnel] Location=\\integ486\scsi3\ccMail\PO\personnel\ Mailbox=hub Password=msw
[hub1] Location=C:\\integ486\scsi3\ccMail\PO\hub\ Mailbox=accounts Password=msw ProcessReadMessages=TRUE[hub2] Location=\\integ486\scsi3\ccMail\PO\hub\ Mailbox=admin Password=msw
[hub3] Location=\\integ486\scsi3\ccMail\PO\hub\ Mailbox=r&d Password=msw
[hub4] Location=\\integ486\scsi3\ccMail\PO\hub\ Mailbox=personnel Password=msw
In this example, MAILsweeper is configured with four post office groups, using UNC pathnames, as illustrated by the diagram shown on page 2-79.
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The ProcessReadMessages
directive is optional. If it is omitted the default value
of TRUE is used. For more details on the directives used to configure the cc:Mail post offices, see page 7-50. |
Starting the MAILsweeper service
After installing MAILsweeper for cc:Mail you must either reboot the machine or start the MAILsweeper service manually3 via the Services dialog box, accessed as explained on page 2-87.
The Status value tells you that the service is currently Started.
Alternatively, enter the following command at the command prompt:
net start MAILsweeper
(For WEBsweeper, use net start
WEBsweeper
).
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See page 6-4 for more details on starting and stopping the MIMEsweeper services. |
The UNC pathname for each post office can be specified during installation, using the dialog boxes of the InstallShield setup program.
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When prompted, ensure that you can name your own post offices, by clicking on the User specified button. See page 2-92 for details. |
After installation you will need to select a logon account for the server.4
This is achieved using the following steps:
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This information must be re-entered if you upgrade your MAILsweeper installation. |
1 Also the WEBsweeper service if
this is applicable (select the WEBsweeper entry).
2 To shutdown the WEBsweeper service use:
net stop WEBsweeper
3 Also the WEBsweeper service if this is applicable (select the WEBsweeper entry).
4 This must be a user with access rights to the file server and who has `logon as a service' rights.
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