• What are the requirements to run VSMTP32?
• How can I easily setup SpamAssassin to help with SPAM?
• I'm getting an exception error with VME.EXE.

What are the requirements to run VSMTP32?

To use VSMTP32, you need the following:

• Virtual Advanced v2.10 for DOS. VSMTP32 is for Windows only, so the OS/2 version will not work with it. The BBS software must be installed and setup correctly. Visit the VADV support page to download VADV.

• VSMTP32 will work with Windows 98 or above.

How can I easily setup SpamAssassin to help with Spam?

The easiest way to get it up and running is to use SpamAssassin for Win32:

1. Goto http://sawin32.sourceforge.net and download SpamAssassin for Win32 command-line tools.
2. Extract the archive into a directory of your choice. An example could be c:\va\spamassassin.
3. In VSMTP32, click the Settings menu and choose VSMTP32 Configuration. Enable SpamAssassin and set the SpamAssassin directory in the appropriate field.

That is it for a basic setup. You can edit the SpamAssassin config file: /etc/spamassassin/local.cf for further tweaking.

It is not required, but you may want to add the "rewrite_header Subject" value (from local.cf) into your VSMTP32 subject filter as well.

Note: VSMTP32 versions prior to 2.0 require that you create spamassassin.bat in your VADV directory:

@echo off
c:
cd\va\spamassassin
spamasssassin.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
c:
cd\va

I'm getting an exception error with VME.EXE.

There have been reported problems with using VSMTP32 and Norton SystemWorks 2006 which cause an exception error in VME.EXE. To resolve this issue, in Norton set an exception for VME.EXE and VSMTP32.EXE:

1. Click the Norton icon on the taskbar.
2. Click on the Norton Protection Center.
3. Click Security Basics.
4. Choose Internet Worm Protection and click Configure.
5. Under Program Control, add an exception for VME.EXE and VSMTP32.EXE and choose Permit All.
6. Click OK and you are finished.