SpamKiller Server Not Starting

amorphis · 11-01-2006, 04:33 PM

This seems to be a common problem with McAfee Spamkiller, after manually setting up email accounts in SpamKiller 6, the Spamkiller server fails to start when I switch on my PC.
I know the Spamkiller server can be manually started through Administrative Tools > Services but when I start up my computer again I'm faced with the same problem, Spamkiller server has failed to start.
A search on the Internet suggests creating a batch file to run SpamKiller server at startup but this sounds a bit complicated.
Does anyone know what is causing the problem and how to fix it?

newhouse1390 · 11-01-2006, 05:30 PM

Are you recieving an error message from the program saying it failed to start?

Try making the service start automatically rather than manually (or verify the setting is correct).

amorphis · 11-01-2006, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by newhouse1390

Are you recieving an error message from the program saying it failed to start?

Try making the service start automatically rather than manually (or verify the setting is correct).

The error message says :- "spamkiller is unable to communicate with its server. The server application must be started before you can access spamkiller. Please restart your computer or start the server manually"

The service is set to start automatically but it doesn't start when I turn on my PC.

newhouse1390 · 11-01-2006, 07:31 PM

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The service is set to start automatically but it doesn't start when I turn on my PC.

But if you activate the service it works fine? Any ideas on what caused this? Has it worked before? Any recent hardware/software change?

**johnwill** · 11-02-2006, 08:19 AM

I'd try uninstalling Spamkiller and re-installing it. Maybe something has gotten corrupted in the configuration.

11-01-2006, 04:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
amorphis Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 14 OS: xp	SpamKiller Server Not Starting This seems to be a common problem with McAfee Spamkiller, after manually setting up email accounts in SpamKiller 6, the Spamkiller server fails to start when I switch on my PC. I know the Spamkiller server can be manually started through Administrative Tools > Services but when I start up my computer again I'm faced with the same problem, Spamkiller server has failed to start. A search on the Internet suggests creating a batch file to run SpamKiller server at startup but this sounds a bit complicated. Does anyone know what is causing the problem and how to fix it?

11-01-2006, 05:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
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11-02-2006, 08:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,685 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	I'd try uninstalling Spamkiller and re-installing it. Maybe something has gotten corrupted in the configuration. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience