Microsoft® SQL Server 2005 Unleashed

Chapter 12. Database Mail

IN THIS CHAPTER

• What’s New in Database Mail

• Setting Up Database Mail

• Sending and Receiving with Database Mail

• Using SQL Server Agent Mail

• Related Views and Procedures

Database Mail (formerly called SQLiMail) is SQL Server 2005’s emailing component, built as the replacement for SQL Mail. Although SQL Mail can still be enabled in SQL Server 2005 (for backward compatibility), it’s a simple task to convert all your existing SQL Mail code and SQL Agent Mail notifications to Database Mail. And you’ll surely want to.

What’s New in Database Mail

Database Mail is an enterprise-class implementation designed with all the features you’d expect from this next-generation database server, most of which are not available in SQL Mail. These include ...