Re: Outlook and SQL2000

From: Mark Allison (marka_at_no.tinned.meat.mvps.org)
Date: 07/02/04 

Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 07:58:42 +0100

robert_at_cbb ,

That's my point, you don't need to be logged on when using MAPI (the
Outlook client). See the articles below for information on how to set it up.

INF: How to Configure SQL Mail
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=263556

INF: Frequently Asked Questions - SQL Server - SQL Mail
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=311231

INF: Common SQL Mail Problems
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315886

HOW TO: Troubleshoot SQL Mail with Microsoft Exchange Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=153159

You've got mail - or have you?
http://www.allisonmitchell.com/Articles/mail.htm 

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robert_at_cbb wrote:
> Mark,
> 
> One of the issues I had on installing outlook on my servers is that some of them are local accounts only. HOw would I go about using outlook without creating a domain local admin from being logged in all the time?
> 
> "Mark Allison" wrote:
> 
> 
>>robert_at_cbb,
>>
>>Well, outlook doesn't have to be running for you to be able to use 
>>SQLMail. The server will be logged off. If you restrict who can log on 
>>to the server console, and those people can be trusted not to abuse 
>>Outlook, then I can't see a problem.
>>--
>>Mark Allison, SQL Server MVP
>>http://www.markallison.co.uk
>>
>>Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
>>http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
>>
>>
>>
>>robert_at_cbb wrote:
>>
>>>I am having some issues with our security department in regards to having to have outlook on the SQL server. Basically their afraid the server can be comprimised through Outlook.
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I tried another program STMPT but found it hard to setup and use. Basically it I can no longer use the alerts I created in SQL.
>>

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