Article ID: 292761
Article Last Modified on 11/5/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q292761
BUG #: 352217 (SHILOH_BUGS)
SYMPTOMS
If the MSSQLServer Service startup account is set to the local system account, xp_startmail fails with the following error message:
It is not apparent from the error message that the MSSQLServer Service should be configured to use a domain account rather than the system account in order for SQL Mail to function properly.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.
MORE INFORMATION
Installation of SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1 changes the above error message to the following:
REFERENCES
For additional information on configuring SQL Mail, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
263556 INF: How to Configure SQL Mail
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsqlserv2000sp1fix KB292761