Configuring Email Notification
The SQL Server Agent can send email notifications; it can send email via SQL Mail or Database Mail. SQL Mail was retained for backward compatibility. It utilizes an Extended Messaging Application Programming Interface (Extended MAPI) interface to send email and requires that you install an email application (such as Outlook) that supports Extended MAPI communication on the computer that is running SQL Server.
Database Mail, which is now the recommended mail solution for the SQL Server Agent, is the focus of this section. It was added in SQL Server 2005, and it utilizes Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) instead of Extended MAPI to send mail. This simplifies email setup and has many benefits over SQL Mail, including ...
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