Configuring SQL Mail

  • Does anyone have experience configuring sqlmail or sqlserveragent mail when your Exchange server is in a seperate (non-trusted) domain from your SQL server (2000)?

    I've logged on to the SQL Server as the domain account that my SQLServer Agent is configured to logon as.  This account is a member of the Local Admins group on the SQL Server.  I can create a profile using control panel - mail, and logon using outlook.  But when I configure the SQL Server agent to use this profile, and hit TEST,  I get an "Error 22022: SQLServerAgent Error:  Unable to get the default MAPI Message Store due to MAPI error 285:  The Microsoft Exchange Server computer is not available.  Either there are network problems or the Microsoft Exchange Server computer is down for maintenance."  Neither of these two assumptions are correct.  I can pull up outlook using the same profile and login and it works fine.

    My thinking is that, because of the un-trusted domain element, when the SQL Server Agent tries to initiate a MAPI session, it's being prompted for a password (albeit you cannot see this).

    Anyone with a similar configuration out there?

    Regards -

    Tim

  • Can't help with what you are doing but this article worked for me.  Doesn't use SQLMail but smtp.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/contributions/510.asp


    Kindest Regards,

    Scott Beckstead

    "We cannot defend freedom abroad by abandoning it here at home!"
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    scottbeckstead.com

  • Open the MSSQLSERVER service on your desktop and change the login to "This account", then enter your domain login.

  • We're also getting the same errors on a few servers and are currently researching.  We recently upgraded to Exchange 2003 and added Active Directory.  We're also using a variety of Outlook client versions so I don't believe the problem is with one particular version.  The crazy thing is that sometimes SQLAgent mail works and sometimes it doesn't.  A couple of weeks ago about a dozen servers were having problems and now they are mysteriously working again.  Currently there are 8 servers having problems--probably 4 of them haven't been working the whole time.  I'm going to have our Server admins check for errors in Active Directory & Exchange to see what they can come up with.  I read a thread somewhere that says Outlook 2003 doesn't work with SQL 2000, but 6 of the servers having issues don't use that version.  I hope to find something soon 'cause it's giving me a headache 🙂

  • The SQL Service, SQL Agent must START under a domain account that HAS a mail profile on server.


    Kindest Regards,

    Vasc

  • Yes of course.  SQL mail has been running fine here for 7 years and since all of the above recnet changes it has been having problems.  A server admin said he saw some errors either in Active Directory or Exchange so I'm waiting to get more information from him.  If it's anything useful, I'll post again.

  • I have solve this problem, please visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263556

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