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Installing the Email Sending Daemon (ESD)

This topic contains the information that you need to install the Email Sending Daemon. Before installing the Email Sending Daemon, make sure that you have completed all installation requirements. For more information, see Requirements for Installing Email Marketing.

To install the Email Sending Daemon in Windows and UNIX

1. On a Windows 2000 server, run the Email Sending Daemon installation program.
2. On a UNIX server, perform the following steps:
   1. Make a directory named esd. This will be the installation directory using the following command:

   mkdir esd

   2. Copy the Email Sending Daemon installation program from the installation media to the directory that you created.
   3. In the Email Sending Daemon installation directory, run the Email Sending Daemon installation program.
3. In the Installation dialog box, review the information, and then click Next.
4. In the Choose Java Virtual Machine dialog box, select the software development kit (SDK) that you installed in Requirements for Installing Email Marketing, and then click Next.

   NOTE:  Make sure that you choose the correct SDK. Selecting the wrong SDK or selecting a JRE will result in your being unable to properly start the Email Sending Daemon.

5. In the Choose Install Folder dialog box, choose the Email Sending Daemon installation directory, and then click Next.
6. Review the Pre-Installation Summary dialog box, and then click Install.
7. In the Install Complete dialog box, verify the information, and then click Done.