xp_startmail

Syntax

xp_startmail [mail_user ] [, mail_password]

mail_user – is a mail profile name used by the SAP ASE server to log into the Windows mail system. If mail_user is not used, xp_startmail uses the mail user name that was used to set up the SAP ASE mail account.
mail_password – is the mail password used by the SAP ASE server to log into the Windows mail system. If mail_password is not used, xp_startmail uses the mail password that was used to set up SAP ASE mail account.

Example 1 – Starts an SAP ASE mail session using the mail user name and password for Sybmail’s user account:
```
xp_startmail
```
Example 2 – Starts an SAP ASE mail session with “mailuser” as the profile name and the password associated with that profile name:
```
xp_startmail "mailuser", "tre55uu"
```

Additional considerations when using xp_startmail:

xp_startmail does not start an SAP ASE mail session if one is already running.
An SAP ASE mail session must be started, either by an explicit call to xp_startmail or by configuring the SAP ASE server to start an SAP ASE mail session automatically at start-up, before any Sybmail-related system ESPs or the sp_processmail stored procedure can be executed. See start mail session in the System Administration Guide for information about initiating an SAP ASE mail session automatically at start-up.
When the Windows automail session is not on, you must use the mail_user and mail_password parameters with xp_startmail.
To see the default mail_user value from the fullname field for the “sybmail” user account, use the sp_displaylogin system procedure as follows:
```
    sp_displaylogin sybmail
```

By default, only a system administrator can execute xp_startmail. A system administrator can grant this permission to other users.