SQL Server提供了通過Exchange或OUTLOOK收發郵件的擴展存儲過程，下面將這幾個過程簡單的介紹一下。
一、啟動SQL Mail
xp_startmail @user,@passWord
@user和@passWord都是可選的
也可打開Enterprise Manager中的Support Services，在SQL Mail上單擊右鍵打開右鍵菜單，然後按Start來啟動
二、停止SQL Mail
xp_stopmail
也可用上述方法中的菜單裡的Stop來停止
三、發送郵件
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
參數說明：
參數 說明
@recipIEnts 收件人，中間用逗號分開
@message 要發送的信息
@query 確定執行並依附郵件的有效查詢，除觸發器中的插入表及刪除表外，此查詢能引用任何對象
@attachments 附件
@copy_recipIEnts 抄送
@blind_copy_recipIEnts 密送
@subject 標題
@attach_results 指定查詢結果做為附件發送
@no_header 不發送查詢結果的列名
@set_user 查詢聯接的用戶名，默認為Guset
@dbuse 查詢所用的數據庫，默認為缺省數據庫
四、閱讀郵件收件箱中的郵件
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]]
