Spam Detection Using SpamAssassin with PYTHEAS MailGate

Use this method if you have a problem (or do not want) to use the PerlSaRepo on http://www.pytheas.com/Pmg/PerlSaRepo.

Installing the Necessary Perl Modules

Perl uses modules to extend the language's capabilities. Many of them are included with the core distribution, but many others are available. SpamAssassin requires several modules which are not in the core distribution of ActivePerl.

Install the DB_File, IP-Country, Mail-SPF-Query and Win32-Registry-File modules

• Open a command line window.
• Type: PPM-Shell
  note 1: PPM connects to the repository via TCP Port 80 so you should be connected to the Internet and keep this port open.
  note 2: if PPM finds several repositories from where a module can be installed, it will show a list of these instead of installing the requested module. In this case, type INSTALL n to install the module from repository number n.
• At the PPM> prompt, type: repo list
  If you already have the tcool and trouchelle58 repositories in the list, skip the two repo add steps.
• At the PPM> prompt, type: install PPM-Repositories
  Then: repo suggest
  Then: repo add tcool
  Expected response:
  Downloading ActiveState Package Repository packlist...not modified
Downloading tcool packlist...done
Updating tcool database...done
Repo n added.
• At the PPM> prompt, type: repo add trouchelle58
• At the PPM> prompt, type: repo list
  Please note the numbers for the ActiveState, tcool and trouchelle repositories. In the following repository commands, we assume that these have the numbers 1 resp. 2 resp. 3.
• At the PPM> prompt, type: repo off 3
  We disable the trouchelle repository.
• At the PPM> prompt, type: install DB_File
  Expected response:
  Downloading DB_File-1.816
(...)
Updating files in site area...done
8 files installed
• Still at the PPM> prompt, type: install IP-Country
  Expected response:
  Downloading IP-Country-2.27
(...)
Updating files in site area...done
21 files installed
• At the PPM> prompt, type: repo off 1
  We disable the ActiveState repository.
• At the PPM> prompt, type: install Net-DNS
  Expected response:
  Downloading Net-DNS-0.61
Downloading Net-IP-1.25
(...)
Updating files in site area...done
109 files installed
• At the PPM> prompt, type: repo on 1
  We enable the ActiveState repository.
• Still at the PPM> prompt, type: install Mail-SPF
  Expected response:
  Downloading Mail-SPF-2.00...done
(...)
Updating files in site area...done
66 files installed
• At the PPM> prompt, type: repo on 3
  We enable the trouchelle repository again.
• Still at the PPM> prompt, type: install Win32-Registry-File
  Expected response:
  Downloading Win32-Registry-File-1.10
Downloading Tie-IxHash-1.21
(...)
Updating files in site area...done
5 files installed
• Still at the PPM> prompt, type: install NetAddr-IP
  Expected response:
  Downloading NetAddr-IP-4.026...done
(...)
Updating files in site area...done
63 files installed
• Type: quit