SpamPal will periodically
check to see if a more recent version of the program itself has been
released.
You can also check for updates, by right
clicking on the umbrella icon, selecting
Help
and then clicking on Check for Updates |
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| Sometimes, if the main SpamPal server
is down (or overloaded) you may see the following screen when SpamPal
tries to update it's DNSBL list. Usually, just try again later and
the server should be back to normal operation: |
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Although SpamPal won't update itself, it
will tell you about any new releases, so you can download the new
version, if you want to. It will also tell you about any new plugins
that have been released, and any updates to plugins, that you have
installed:
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| Obviously if there are no updates
to SpamPal's plugins then you'll see this screen: |
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SpamPal will also
automatically update the list of DNSBL services (Public Blacklists)
every so often.
So, should one of the DNSBL services you are using, become permanently
unavailable, it will tell you about it and you can select an alternative
from the Options dialog. |
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| If you have added your own dnsbl's,
you may see this error message when you update. This error means that
you have two dnsbl entries that are the same, so it's best if you
remove one of them from the list. |
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| If there is a new
version of SpamPal or a plugin available then follow the update procedure,
to ensure the process of upgrading, is as quick and smooth as possible. |
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| After
downloading the new program version or plugin, make sure the first
thing you do is to close down SpamPal
from the systray. |
You do this
by right clicking
on SpamPal's umbrella icon and selecting the Exit
option
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You
do this by right clicking
on SpamPal's umbrella icon and selecting the Exit
GUI and Stop Service option
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Now install the updated
plugin, or in the case of this example, the new version of SpamPal.
You will be asked what Setup Type
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In 99% of cases you would select a Standard
Install, however, if you are currently using SpamPal's command line
features (such as -icon
or -configdir)
then you should choose a Custom
Install and then deselect
the Run SpamPal at Startup
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When installation
has finished, you'll see this box, where you normally click OK
to start SpamPal, following the update.
However, if you are using SpamPal's command
line features (such as -icon
or -configdir)
then you should deselect
the Start SpamPal
option and start SpamPal manually, from the icon in the Startup
menu |
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| When
you update to a new version of SpamPal, you're firewall software,
will possibly inform you that spampal.exe is trying to access
the internet, this is fine, as it's a new version, so just confirm
that you want the firewall to give you access |
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version of SpamPal you are currently using by right
clicking on the umbrella icon, selecting
Help
and then clicking on About SpamPal |
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