Chapter 28. Database Mail
After completing this chapter, you will be able to
Understand Database Mail components.
Configure Database Mail.
Send email using Database Mail.
Monitor Database Mail.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 released the dependency of installing a Messaging Application Programming Interface (MAPI) client to send email from an instance of SQL Server. Now email can be sent using a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) email server, such as a Microsoft Exchange Server. Not only are you relieved from the MAPI client, but also SQL Server will continue to queue messages even if there is a problem with the SMTP server. When the problem is resolved, SQL Server will start to send messages.
In addition, since sending mail is external to SQL Server, ...
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