User Guide

CHAPTER 3. INSTALLING
KASPERSKY ANTI-SPAM
This section contains information about the procedure of program installation,
integration of client plug-in modules with the host mail server and configuring
access to the Control Center, the main product management tool.
3.1. Preparing for installation
Before you proceed with Kaspersky Anti-Spam installation, it is necessary to:
• Make sure that your system meets the hardware and software
requirements for Kaspersky Anti-Spam (see section 1.3 on page 9).
• Make sure that you have a license key for Kaspersky Anti-Spam 3.0.
• Ensure that bzip2, perl, and which programs are installed.
• Make sure that the mail server installed in your system functions properly.
• Make backup copies of the mail server configuration file.
• Log on to the system as root.
You are advised to install the product during a period when the mail
server load is lowest.
Kaspersky Anti-Spam installation consists of five steps:
1. Installation of Kaspersky Anti-Spam distribution package.
2. License key installation.
3. Integration of the client plug-in modules with the mail server.
4. Configuration of a HTTP server for access to the Control Center.
5. Configuration of content filtration databases update and UDS service
use.
The sections further contain detailed descriptions of these steps.