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ss_ssconfig  

WARNING: The SSCONFIG.EXE should only be run on the server which runs Spam Sleuth Enterprise as an NT service. Do not try to run SSCONFIG.EXE from another workstation.

When the Server Configuration first runs, it will check to make sure there is a valid share for the end-users to access the client directory. If it does not find one, it will ask you if you want to Create a share.

Server Directories - Used by the service
·Server Directory - This is the location of SpamSleuthServer.exe and its configuration files.  
·Client Directory - This is the location of SpamSleuth.exe and the Analzyer modules.  
·Spam Directory - This is the location of the Master Configuration files, and each user's config files and their temporary spam holding area.  

Client Directories - Used by the Windows client
·Client Directory - This is the location of SpamSleuth.exe and the Analyzer modules (as seen by the client). This is usually a UNC path so it can be "seen" by the workstations.  
·Spam Directory - This is the location of the Master Configuration files, and each user's config files and their temporary spam holding area (as seen by the client). This is usually a UNC path so it can be "seen" by the workstations.  

Listen on Port - This is the port that Spam Sleuth listens for incoming e-mail traffic. This will almost always be port 25 unless you have a firewall that does port mapping and you choose to run it on a non-standard port inside your firewall.

Relay to Host - This is the name or IP of your e-mail server such as Exchange, IMS, QMAIL, or SendMail.. All non-spam e-mail will be relayed to this server. If you choose to run Spam Sleuth Enterprise on the same computer as your e-mail server, set this to the IP of the computer, but do not use the self-refencing IP of 127.0.0.1, because the client also uses this IP address.

Relay to Port - This is the port that Spam Sleuth will use to send e-mail to your e-mail server. The non-spam messages will be send via SMTP to this port on the computer specified in Host. It will almost always be 25 unless you have chosen to run your e-mail on a different port for security reasons, or to be able to run your e-mail program on the same computer as Spam Sleuth Enterprise.

Logging
Errors Only - Logs errors  
Info - Logs information in addition to errors  
Debug - Logs Errors, Info, and lots of information that can be used for diagnostics.  
Log SMTP Relay - Logs the entire SMTP conversation between Spam Sleuth Enterprise and your internal e-mail server.  
Report Logging - Logs information on each e-mail in a standard log format for reporting  
·Standard - A simple standard log format  
·W3C Extended - An extended log format with more information. See Logging for more infomation.  
 
Launch Client - Launches the Spam Sleuth client. The Spam Sleuth client lets you configure users, add alias accounts, configure Master users and more.

Service... - Lets you Install, Uninstall, Start and Stop the Windows Service which is the server portion of Spam Sleuth Enterprise. The service must be installed and running for Spam Sleuth Enterprise to accept, scan and relay e-mail. When you exit the Server Configuration, it will check to make sure that the Service is running. If it is not, you will be asked if you want to install/start the service.

Set DNS... - Lets you set DNS entries for the server and the end-users to use. In most cases, the DNS settings that the Windows server is using will be automatically detected and used.

Access List... - You can set an access list which will determine which computers will relay, reject or analyze. If you would like your e-mail clients to be able to send e-mail through Spam Sleuth Enterprise to be relayed to your e-mail server. If you are running Spam Sleuth Enterprise on the same computer as your e-mail server, you will need to use the access list to allow your e-mail clients to send e-mail.

AntiVirus... - Starts/Stops the AntiVirus update service and the AntiVirus scanning service.

Web Server... - This installs/uninstalls and starts/stops the web service. You would use this if you wish to use the Web Client.

Update/Reset... - This will check for updates to the program. Users MUST not be using the Windows Client when you update. You should disconnect all user sessions before updating.

Create Share... - This will create a share that will be used for the Windows Client. The Windows Client should be run from \\MACHINE\SHARE\Client\ The share is only necessary for the Windows Client. The Web Client does not require the share.

VIP/License - The VIP Key button lets you enter your VIP Key which controls the number of licenses. Each user must have a license.

Purchase - Launches the Blue Squirrel website where you can purchase licenses.

Allow Users to Save Login Password - If this is checked, then the end-users can save their password and automatically log into Spam Sleuth without entering their password each time. You may wish to uncheck this option if you are using LDAP/ActiveDirectory authentication because the password must be stored in the user's registry.

ISP Mode - This is a memory efficient mode which will only load the necessary configurations to analyze the current in-bound e-mails. This mode should be used when there are a large number of users. A guideline would be to use ISP Mode when there are 1000+ users.