• I guess your issue is with SQL Mail?

    Technically yes - but practically, none of these are enabled, so the end result is the same.

    In fact MSDN/BOL regards them to be 'disabled' (MS words not mine)....http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms183753(SQL.90).aspx

    True. But this article indicates it's not even installed by default: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177418(SQL.90).aspx

    --SJT--