User Guide

46 Kaspersky
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SMTP-Gateway 5.0
5.4. Managing license keys
The right to use Kaspersky SMTP-Gateway is determined by the license key.
The key is included in the product’s distribution kit and entitles you to use the
application from the day you have purchased it and installed the key.
Kaspersky SMTP-Gateway will not work without a license key!
After the license expires, the functionality of the application will still be preserved
except for the possibility to update the anti-virus database. You will still be able to
scan email messages for viruses and disinfect infected objects, but you will be
unable to use database issued after your license expiration date. Therefore, we
cannot guarantee you 100% reliable protection against new viruses that have
appeared after your license expired.
In order to protect your computer against new viruses, we recommend that you
renew the license for the use of Kaspersky SMTP-Gateway.
The license key gives you the right to use the application It contains all
information related to the license you have purchased, including the type of
license, license expiry date, information about dealers, etc.
In addition to the right to use the application during the license period, you will
have the following benefits:
• twenty-four-hour technical support
• updates of the anti-virus database every three hours
• up-to-date information about new virus threats
Therefore, it is very important to periodically check the information contained in
the license key and keep track of its expiry date.
5.4.1. Viewing information about license
keys
You can view information about the installed license keys in the reports of the
smtpgw component. Each time the component starts, sptpgw loads the license
key information and displays it in the report.
A more detailed information about the status of the license keys may be obtained
using licensemanager, a special component of the application.