I have a SQL Server 2005 DB Mail profile set up on my server that successfully sends a test email. However, when I queue an email in the msdb.dbo.sysmail_mailitems table, it does not ever try to send it. The status of the item stays at 0 (unsent).
In the Database Mail Log, the following entries are shown:
event_type log_date description process_id mailitem_id account_id last_mod_date last_mod_user
0 2012-05-07 10:07:00.887 Activation successful. NULL NULL NULL 2012-05-07 10:07:00.887 sa
1 2012-05-07 10:07:06.323 DatabaseMail process is started 6504 NULL NULL 2012-05-07 10:07:06.323 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
3 2012-05-07 10:07:07.213 Could not retrieve item from the queue. 6504 NULL NULL 2012-05-07 10:07:07.213 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
1 2012-05-07 10:12:07.453 DatabaseMail process is shutting down 6504 NULL NULL 2012-05-07 10:12:07.453 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
There are no exceptions in the windows event viewer. Can someone direct me to where I can find more info regarding the error? "Could not retrieve item from the queue." doesn't help me much.
Thanks