DataBase Mail Error

  • Hi All,

    i have try to send mail using DataBase Mail from SQL2k5 but it return the following error

    The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 2 (2008-08-25T15:09:25). Exception Message: Cannot send mails to mail server. (The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. 13sm8177774wrl.19). )

    Details about What i did ?

    First i have configure database mail to send mail .provided my gmail-id (xyz@gmail.com) and sever as

    'smtp.gmail.com' then basic authentication provided xyz@gmail.com and password of my gmail account.

    so plz help me in this regards.

  • Did you check the "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" box? It sounds like that is what it is after.

  • Hi all

    Resending With Details Information With Code i used

    1-First i have Configure database mail ,Created a profile to send mail using gmail account the things i provided are my gmailid(xyz@gmail.com),plus server(smtp.gmail.com)then selected basic authentication and provided with userid i.e. xyz@gmail.com and password.

    2-Then executed following codes

    sp_CONFIGURE 'show advanced', 1

    GO

    RECONFIGURE

    GO

    sp_CONFIGURE 'Database Mail XPs', 1

    GO

    RECONFIGURE

    GO

    USE msdb

    GO

    EXEC sp_send_dbmail @profile_name='Priyadarshan',

    @recipients='xyz@gmail.com',

    @subject='Test message',

    @body='This is the body of the test message.

    Congrates Database Mail Received By you Successfully.'

    SELECT *

    FROM sysmail_mailitems

    GO

    SELECT *

    FROM sysmail_log

    GO

    3-After executing this code i get following error.

    The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure. (Sending Mail using Account 2 (2008-08-25T15:09:25). Exception Message: Cannot send mails to mail server. (The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.7.0 Must issue a STARTTLS command first. 13sm8177774wrl.19). )

    So plz help me ...............

  • When you set up your database mail profile and account did you set it up to use SSL? See my first post.

  • Hi Jack,

    After checking "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)" box its started working now i can

    send mail.

    Thanks a lots

  • Hi jack

    After checking the checkbox it worked perfectly for me !thanks

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