Before installation ensure that the MAILsweeper host is configured with:
Before installation you should:
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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 proceeding with the setup program.
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The release notes for MIMEsweeper may provide additional information that is required for the installation to be successful. You should read these 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.2
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Remember to start the service again, after the upgrade is complete. See page 2-131 for details. |
To shutdown the MAILsweeper service:
Alternatively, you can shutdown the MAILsweeper service by entering the following command at the command prompt:3
net stop MAILsweeper
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It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running the setup program. |
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.
At this point, if an existing MIMEsweeper installation is detected that is of a version prior to version 3.0, you are informed and asked if the setup program should reorganise it before proceeding. If a version 3.0 installation is detected this reorginisation will involve the quarantine areas only.
Click on the Yes button to continue.
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 GroupWise installation, check the MAILsweeper box and Novell GroupWise 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 GroupWise post offices
The next dialog box prompts you to supply details on the post offices MAILsweeper will protect.
For GroupWise systems this is the directory paths to the API gateway directory structures.
You can, if required, change the Location of each API Gateway. 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 2-124.
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If the API Gateway is on another machine, type the UNC in the Path: field of the Choose Directory dialog box. See page 2-132 for further details on using networked domains. |
Specifying the email addresses
The email accounts are used to specify where Inform messages are 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). Ensure you have all of this information readily available.
Click on the Browse... button to change the directory shown, using the Choose Directory dialog box. This dialog box is shown on page 2-124.
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If you are using DLL based validators these should be installed after the MIMEsweeper installation. For more details see page 2-130. |
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.
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You should have the licence key readily available when you run the set licence application. |
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.
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Some files may not be updated if they were being used by other programs at the time of the installation. These files will be updated the next time the system is started. |
Installing the DLL based anti-virus tools
These anti-virus tools can be found on the MIMEsweeper CD and come with their own instructions for installation.
Starting the MAILsweeper service
After installing MAILsweeper for GroupWise you must either reboot the machine or start the MAILsweeper service manually4 via the Services dialog box, accessed as explained on page 2-120.
The Status value tells you that the service is currently Started.
Alternatively, enter the following commands 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 (Universal Naming Convention) is a method of specifying resources on remote machines. It allows network access without the need for drive mappings.
The UNC pathname for each domain can be specified during installation, using the dialog boxes on the InstallShield setup program. See page 2-125 for details.
After installation you will need to select a logon account for the server.5
This is achieved using the following steps:
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This information must be re-entered if you upgrade your MAILsweeper installation. |
1 GroupWise primary to secondary
domain deployment only.
2 Also the WEBsweeper service if this is applicable (select the WEBsweeper entry).
3 To shutdown the WEBsweeper service use:
net stop WEBsweeper
4 Also the WEBsweeper service if this is applicable (select the WEBsweeper entry).
5 This must be a user with access rights to the file server and who has `logon as a service' rights.
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