VisualMail 3.0 Enterprise
INSTALLATION GUIDE
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This guide will guide you through the installation process, if you have any
question send a mail to visualmail@mintersoft.com

1.- Unpack the VisualMail distribution file.

	tar zxvf visualmail-3.0.tar.gz

2.- cd to the distribution directory.

	cd visualmail-3.0/

3.- Become root.

	su root

4.- Run the setup program.

	./setup

    Then you will have to enter some directories information:

	Installation directory [/usr/local/visualmail]: 
        	
        	The Installation directory is where all the VisualMail files
                will be installed.

	Web server cgi-bin directory [/var/lib/httpd/cgi-bin]: 

		The cgi-bin directory is the cgi executable directory of your
		web server software where the VisualMail executable file
		will be stored.

	Web server document root directory [/var/lib/httpd/htdocs]: 

		The document root directory is the html root directory of 
                your web server software where the VisualMail gif files will
                be stored.

5.- Edit the /etc/visualmail.conf file in order to match your system
    configuration. For more information about the visualmail.conf file
    parameters, read the Manual placed in the doc directory.

6.- Add an entry to your crontab file to run the 'dbutil' program every
    night. The 'dbutil' handles all the database maintenance functions.

	crontab -e

    and add the following line (example):
	
	00 05 * * *     <your_install_directory>/bin/dbutil >/dev/null
 
    The 'dbutil' program must be executed as root in order to open all the
    databases.

7.- Open your browser and try VisualMail.

