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 features include support for multiple email profiles and accounts, asynchronous (queued) message delivery via a dedicated process in conjunction with Service Broker, cluster-awareness, 64-bit compatibility, greater security options (such as governing of mail attachment size and prohibition of file extensions), and simplified mail auditing. Database Mail also utilizes the industry-standard Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), signaling the end of reliance on Extended Messaging Application Programming Interface (Extended MAPI). ...

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