SQLMail - Configuring - totally stumped

wasnt sure which forum to put this in - intially had it in "getting started" but think it maye have been better of in here

i have been trying to setup SQLMail in SQL2000 but have been having a few problems

i have created an Outlook MAPI profile for SQL to use. i have tested the profile and it is sending emails - the profile was created using the correct user which has local admin privileges and also a domain account

i then assigned this profile to SQLMail within Enterprise manager and clicked Test. this completed successfully stating it was able to start & stop a MAPI session.

i also assigned the SQL Server Agent to use the same profile & tested this. also, checked "save in sent items" checkbox

so i assumed that was all thats needed?

through Query Analyzer i run a simple test

EXEC xp_sendmail'Craig.Gamble@<mydomain>.com' 'The DB is full'

i get a success message saying SQL mail sent. but it doesnt appear to send anything? i never recieve anything. The sent items does not contain anything and even when checking the actual Exchange server there is no sign of any mail being sent

i also checked the SQL account permissions to make sure it could access the Exchange Server using the

EXEC xp_cmdshell 'NET USE\\Enterprise\IPC$' and again this returned success

so now im stumped!

is there anything else i can check to see where or what its supposedly sending?

any help greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Craig

[1662 byte] By [CraigG] at [2007-12-24]
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For SQL2000, make sure you use Outlook 2000 and nothing else; otherwise, the security configuration will prevent mail from being sent out unless you log onto to the Outlook app, which basically defeats the purpose of "automated" alerts via email.
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