SQL SERVER提供了通过EXCHANGE或OUTLOOK收发邮件的扩展存储过程，下面将这几个过程简单的介绍一下。

一、启动SQL Mail

    xp_startmail @user,@password
        
            @user和@password都是可选的

    也可打开Enterprise Manager中的Support Services，在SQL Mail上单击右键打开右键菜单，然后按Start来启动

二、停止SQL Mail

    xp_stopmail

    也可用上述方法中的菜单里的Stop来停止

三、发送邮件

    xp_sendmail {[@recipients =] recipients [;...n]}
        [,[@message =] message]
        [,[@query =] query]
        [,[@attachments =] attachments]
        [,[@copy_recipients =] copy_recipients [;...n]
        [,[@blind_copy_recipients =] blind_copy_recipients [;...n]
        [,[@subject =] subject]
        [,[@type =] type]
        [,[@attach_results =] attach_value]
        [,[@no_output =] output_value]
        [,[@no_header =] header_value]
        [,[@width =] width]
        [,[@separator =] separator]
        [,[@echo_error =] echo_value]
        [,[@set_user =] user]
        [,[@dbuse =] database]

    其中@recipients是必需的

    参数说明：

参数 说明
@recipients 收件人，中间用逗号分开
@message 要发送的信息
@query 确定执行并依附邮件的有效查询，除触发器中的插入表及删除表外，此查询能引用任何对象
@attachments 附件
@copy_recipients 抄送
@blind_copy_recipients 密送
@subject 标题
@attach_results 指定查询结果做为附件发送
@no_header 不发送查询结果的列名
@set_user 查询联接的用户名，默认为Guset
@dbuse 查询所用的数据库，默认为缺省数据库

四、阅读邮件收件箱中的邮件

    xp_readmail [[@msg_id =] message_number] [, [@type =] type [OUTPUT]]
        [,[@peek =] peek]
        [,[@suppress_attach =] suppress_attach]
        [,[@originator =] sender OUTPUT]
        [,[@subject =] subject OUTPUT]
        [,[@message =] message OUTPUT]
        [,[@recipients =] recipients [;...n] OUTPUT]
        [,[@cc_list =] copy_recipients [;...n] OUTPUT]
        [,[@bcc_list =] blind_copy_recipients [;...n] OUTPUT]
        [,[@date_received =] date OUTPUT]
        [,[@unread =] unread_value OUTPUT]
        [,[@attachments =] attachments [;...n] OUTPUT])
        [,[@skip_bytes =] bytes_to_skip OUTPUT]
        [,[@msg_length =] length_in_bytes OUTPUT]
        [,[@originator_address =] sender_address OUTPUT]]