Re: MAPI error 273

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From: Sue Hoegemeier (Sue_H_at_nomail.please)
Date: 04/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 08:23:59 -0600

It's not clear how you have the service accounts set up. If
by "standard local Administrator account" you mean Local
System, then this would be the problem. If you are using
Exchange as your mail server, the service account needs to
be setup as a domain account.

-Sue

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 03:40:34 -0700, hansje
<hansjes@anonymous.com> wrote:

>I've setup SQL Mail and I'm trying to setup SQL Server Agent mail as
>well, but this does not work.
>
>Both MSSQLServer and SQLServerAgent services run under the standard
>local Administrator account. A mailprofile and a postbox is created for
>this account, client is Outlook 2000, mailserver is Exchange 5.5. The
>mailaccount works fine, I can sent and receive mail.
>
>When activating SQLMail, no problem. I can use xp_sendmail without a
>problem.
>
>However, when trying to activate SQL Server Agent mail, after choosing
>the Exchange profile(the same 1 as for SQL Mail, there is only 1
>profile) I receive a MAPI Logon failed:
>
>Error 22022:SQL Server Agent error: MapiLogon Ex Failed due to MAPI
>error 273: MAPI Logon failed.
>
>I can understand what this means:the Administrator account is not
>recognized as a legal login. Since both services run under this login,
>and this poses noprob for SQL Mail, it makes no sence to me. Obviously I
>am missing something, but I don't know what.
>
>I have googled the internet and came up with guiet a view similar
>questions. Read several Q&A's, among others also the ones from
>Microsoft, but either the suggested causes were not, or the possible
>reasons did not aply. I found 1 solution which I tried: enter the
>profile(BTW, there is only 1 profile), accept it tho testing it
>generates the failure and stop&restart the SQLServerAgent. It did not
>work.
>
>Now a new feature has arissen: the mailsession droplist, with which to
>set the mailprofile is greyed out, and the TEST button as well! This
>means I cannot change the SQLServerAgent Mail settings anymore! Probably
>I can rectify this by changing the service under which the
>SQLServerAgent runs, but still I wouild like to know what is causing
>this behaviour, and how to solve it.
>Currently I'm not using SQLServerAgentMail, I use SQL Mail, but this
>problem is nagging me and it irritates me that I cannot find out what is
>wrong.
>
>Systeminfo: SQL2K, W2K, Exchange 5.5, all applicable servicepacks and
>patches, Outlook 2000 v9.0.0.2711.
>
>Any hints apreciated,
>
>Hans Brouwer
>
>
>
>
>
>Tnx,
>
>Hans Brouwer
>
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