What are some ideas (using .NET and SQL 2005) for implementing a service that sends emails? The emails are to be data-driven. The date and time an email is to be sent is a field in a table.
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What are some ideas (using .NET and SQL 2005) for implementing a service that sends emails? The emails are to be data-driven. The date and time an email is to be sent is a field in a table.
You can use triggers to send emails on UPDATE/DELETE/INSERT. The triggers can be implemented with .Net, just send mails from there using the classes in System.Net.Mail namespace.
Here is a good article how to implement CLR (.Net) triggers in .Net.
For a light-weight SMPT server, and to minimize the delays, you can use the one, recommended in Kenny’s answer.