Do I need to install microsoft outlook ?

I want to be emailed when certain alerts are trigger.
There's a place where I'm told I need to install microsoft outlook in
order to do this.
Doesn't come SQL Server with some email capabilities installed ?
The IT guys don't allow me install outlook in the server.
What else can I do ? Even if I need, I would program a command-line
email client in an hour if needed, but I wonder if I would be able to
use it.
Craig,
See:
<craigkenisston@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I want to be emailed when certain alerts are trigger.
> There's a place where I'm told I need to install microsoft outlook in
> order to do this.
> Doesn't come SQL Server with some email capabilities installed ?
> The IT guys don't allow me install outlook in the server.
> What else can I do ? Even if I need, I would program a command-line
> email client in an hour if needed, but I wonder if I would be able to
> use it.
>
|||Craig,
See:
http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2403
and
http://sqldev.net/xp/xpsmtp.htm
HTH
Jerry
For a non-Outlook environment see:
<craigkenisston@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129050195.157365.278430@.g44g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I want to be emailed when certain alerts are trigger.
> There's a place where I'm told I need to install microsoft outlook in
> order to do this.
> Doesn't come SQL Server with some email capabilities installed ?
> The IT guys don't allow me install outlook in the server.
> What else can I do ? Even if I need, I would program a command-line
> email client in an hour if needed, but I wonder if I would be able to
> use it.
>
|||SQL Mail and SQL Agent mail need a mapi compliant email client to work. It
does not have to be outlook and your mail server does not have to be Exchange.
HTH
"craigkenisston@.hotmail.com" wrote:

> I want to be emailed when certain alerts are trigger.
> There's a place where I'm told I need to install microsoft outlook in
> order to do this.
> Doesn't come SQL Server with some email capabilities installed ?
> The IT guys don't allow me install outlook in the server.
> What else can I do ? Even if I need, I would program a command-line
> email client in an hour if needed, but I wonder if I would be able to
> use it.
>