Database Mail - Command not Supported error

Hi All,

I am trying to get Database mail running on SQL 2005. I have, very carefully, followed all the steps in BOL, and the Improved steps suggested in other posts on this forum (in particular
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=109885&SiteID=1
).

However when I try to send mail I get the error:

The mail could not be sent to the recipients because of the mail server failure.
(Sending Mail using Account 2 (2006-02-20T10:55:30).
Exception Message: Cannot send mails to mail server.
(Command not implemented. The server response was: Command not Supported).
)

Searching through other forums it appears that this is an SMTP issue of some sort:

(http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=112971&SiteID=1)

Anyone else seen this?

Unfortunately I didn't set up the server, so there may be required Windows components missing. When I first saw the error and tried to go through the steps in link 1 above, I discovered that SMTP was not on the box(!). It is up and running now, but I wonder if there is anything else missing.

Thanks, as always,

Richard R.

Richard,

I'm moving your thread to the Tools General forum. Hopefully they'll be able to answer.