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Database mail setup

Database Mail is a component of SQL Server providing email features for any desired task. The main purpose is to be informed by SQL Server or SQL Server Agent when anything happens that needs the administrator's attention. When the Database Mail is set up, administrators could be notified in a form of email when job fails, alert occurs, and so on:

To set up as well as make changes to Database Mail configuration, a wizard incorporated into Management Studio is used. This section is a walk-through of this wizard. It is accessible from Management Studio, node Management, as shown in the following image:

When the Configure ...

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