Problem with SQL Mail and Oulook 2003

Here try this. Outlook 2003 and SQL 2000 SP3.
Open Outlook 2003. Then go to SQL Server Manager and browse to where the
settings are for SQL Mail. Make sure the MAPI profile you choose there is
the MAPI profile you used to sign into Outlook 2003. Then Test the SQL Mail
by clicking Test. You should get a MAPI session was initialized. Then
close out of SQL Server Manager. Bring up Outlook 2003 and close it. Now
try to start Outlook 2003. You will get an error that the Outlook folders
could not be initialized and Outlook 2003 will shut down. The only way to
fix this is to stop the MSSQL services. Then you will be able to open
Outlook 2003.
George Hester
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> fix this is to stop the MSSQL services. Then you will be able to open
> Outlook 2003.

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Or to use a different profile.
Or to not use a SQL Server machine for reading client e-mail (is it a
server, or a desktop? you need to pick one...).
Or to use a different solution for e-mail within SQL Server (e.g. avoid MAPI
altogether).
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.aspfaq.com/|||Or to fix the SQL Mail so that it releases the MAPI session when it =
finishes? Doesn't that sound like a reasonable expectation?
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George Hester
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> Or to use a different profile.
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> Or to not use a SQL Server machine for reading client e-mail (is it a
> server, or a desktop? you need to pick one...).
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avoid MAPI

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> altogether).
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> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
> http://www.aspfaq.com/
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|||>> Or to fix the SQL Mail so that it releases the MAPI session when it
finishes? Doesn't that sound like a reasonable expectation?
A little more work involved there, than the changes I proposed to your
strategy (seeing as this clearly doesn't affect a large number of
customers).
Frankly, I'd rather they focus their attention on Yukon than tending to
onesy-twosy "bugs" where people aren't using the software as intended
anyway...
A|||Oh well I suppose I am the only person in the world who thinks it would be a
good idea for SQL Mail to release the MAPI session when it finishes. Too
bad huh?
George Hester
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> finishes? Doesn't that sound like a reasonable expectation?
> A little more work involved there, than the changes I proposed to your
> strategy (seeing as this clearly doesn't affect a large number of
> customers).
> Frankly, I'd rather they focus their attention on Yukon than tending to
> onesy-twosy "bugs" where people aren't using the software as intended
> anyway...
> A
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