How to Integrate SpamAssassin with Axigen on Windows

Here are the steps to enable the SpamAssassin filter for the Windows version of the Axigen Mail Server:

In order to enable the Spamassassin filter in Axigen, for the Windows version you must follow these steps:

1. To get the current SpamAssassin version for Windows, follow the link below and download the latest release that is still supported.
   
   Download Page for SpamAssassin
    
2. Unpack the archive in the desired folder. For example C:\Program Files\SpamAssassin
    
3. Now you must start the SpamAssassin daemon, in order to make the respective filter available in Axigen. Go to the unpacked folder, where you will find spamd.exe. Run this executable file to start the SpamAssassin daemon.
    
4. You can check if the SpamAssassin daemon is running by using "Task Manager":
   • Check if the spamd.exe process is running
   • Open a CMD window (open the Start menu, Run, and type in cmd)
   • Type in the following:
     netstat -an
     and you should find the following line: TCP   0.0.0.0:783   0.0.0.0:0   LISTENING
     indicating that SpamAssassin was properly installed and is accepting connections from Axigen on port 783.
      
5. Login via the WebAdmin interface and go to Security & Filtering → Antivirus & Antispam; click the Enable button for the SpamAssassin filter.
    

   If the status for  SpamAssassin is not "Available" you must restart the  filter detection process by using the related link at the bottom of the respective page:  "To restart the detection process click here." Now you must refresh the page by using the link: "To update AV/AS detection status you need to refresh the current page". Once you’ve completed these steps, the SpamAssassin filter should now show the “Available” status.

   
    
6. You can test SpamAssassin using this guide.
    

   Note: To run SpamAssassin as a service in Windows, please refer to this article from the Microsoft knowledgebase.