Comments on: SQL SERVER – Difference Between Database Mail and SQLMail

By: Georg Gent

Georg Gent — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:20:33 +0000

Sending Emails with DB Mail works fine, but DB Mail can’t read emails! So DB is not a full replacement. Does someone has a suggestion how to read emails?

Thanks

By: Kuldip

Kuldip — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:59:17 +0000

Nice article,
What ever i find i got every information from this website.
it’s great.

By: Hament verma

Hament verma — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:37 +0000

Is it possible to send MIME (Multipart email) via Database Mail

Thanks

By: joseph

joseph — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:39:22 +0000

Hi,

You have mentioned in your post that “Database Mail can be encrypted for additional security”. I have tried to find some information regarding this feature but wasn’t able to locate anything. Would you have any technical information (how does it work and how to implement it) regarding this functionality?

Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Joseph

By: Imran Mohammed

Imran Mohammed — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:43:51 +0000

@Rao.

Thanks for appreciation.

When you create a job, in response tab you can send alert when Job completes/ succeeds/ fail.

Usually when a job succeeds or fails you will get a message related to that job in the same alert.

You can use database mail to send alerts.

Look at link below, to know more how. For SQL Server 2005, process is exact same as shown in below link,

Link : http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/08/23/sql-server-2008-configure-database-mail-send-email-from-sql-database/

Another workaround if above procedure does not fulfill your needs, then you can create a logfile for job on operating system ( Right Click Job Name, Click Properties, Double Click Step or edit step, click on Advance tab and select an option that suits best) , the next step (set it in a way, if previous step fails, still this step has to be executed) of the same job will be to send that log file created on operating system through an email ( using xp_sendemail). This will also database mail to send email.

let me know if you have questions.

~ IM.

By: Rao

Rao — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:44:49 +0000

Sorry typo SQL 2005 SP3

By: Rao

Rao — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:41:57 +0000

Imran, I have seen some of your posts on this blog, U have explained them very clearly and in detail,, like Txn trun

I have a question regarding DB mail, is there a way that i can either attach error log or give a detailed error message to the recipient mail when a job fails.
Please let me know if that works on SQL 2005 DB Mail.

Details: Windows 2003 Enterprise
SQL: SQL Server 2005 Enterprise with latest SP4

Thank you,

Rao

By: Imran Mohammed

Imran Mohammed — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:23:53 +0000

@jayant das

If you are using SQL Server 2005, then you have two ways of sending email through SQL Server.

1. Database Mail. (Only SMTP)
2. SQL Mail (Same as SQL Server 2000)

Database Mail does not require any other software, SQL Server itself can send emails given SMTP Server details provded to SQL Server.

If you use SQL Mail, you need to use Outlook. Which I don;t suggest for security reasons and alot of other pain giving reasons

Database Mail is NOT available in SQL Server Express Edition though.

Go through a step by step procedure (screen shots explanation)

http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/08/23/sql-server-2008-configure-database-mail-send-email-from-sql-database/

~ IM

By: pinaldave

pinaldave — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:56:28 +0000

@Jayant,

Try : http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/08/23/sql-server-2008-configure-database-mail-send-email-from-sql-database/

Regards,
Pinal

By: jayant das

jayant das — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:25:06 +0000

Dear Pinal

I am using sql server 2005 sp1 but unable to send mail , is there need any aditional software apart from outlook 2003.

Thanks in Advance

Regards
Jayant

By: Karthikeyan

Karthikeyan — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:57:11 +0000

good one. is there any condition that db server and smtv server should be on same physical machine?

By: Joseph

Joseph — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Hi Pinal,

If I want to read emails and process them using database mail, how can I do it. Are you able to help.

Thanks,

By: Ram

Ram — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:50:17 +0000

Can you please put a blog on how to setup database mail (step by step). I am trying to send response back if a Job fails.

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By: Girish M

Girish M — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:39:39 +0000

Nice and concise. Switching to SMTP makes setting up mail capability on your SQL server a breeze.

By: Brandon M

Brandon M — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:07:33 +0000

Oh, I see… nevermind my last comment. You were telling them how to turn on the old SQL Mail XPs, not how to turn on the new Database Mail XPs.

By: Brandon M

Brandon M — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:05:46 +0000

‘SQL Mail XPs’ or ‘Database Mail XPs’?

By: Nice

Nice — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:51:04 +0000

one.