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February 19, 2009
3 min read

Unable to start mail session Microsoft SQL errors

&lt;meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"&gt;&lt;meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"&gt;&lt;meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"&gt;&lt;meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"&gt;&lt;style&gt; &lt;!--  /* Style Definitions */  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal   {mso-style-parent:"";   margin:0in;   margin-bottom:.0001pt;   mso-pagination:widow-orphan;   font-size:12.0pt;   font-family:"Times New Roman";   mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} h3   {mso-margin-top-alt:auto;   margin-right:0in;   mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;   margin-left:0in;   mso-pagination:widow-orphan;   mso-outline-level:3;   font-size:13.5pt;   font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink   {color:blue;   text-decoration:underline;   text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed   {color:purple;   text-decoration:underline;   text-underline:single;} span.EmailStyle16   {mso-style-type:personal;   mso-style-noshow:yes;   mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;   mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;   font-family:Arial;   mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;   mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;   mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;   color:windowtext;} span.google-src-text   {mso-style-name:google-src-text;} @page Section1   {size:8.5in 11.0in;   margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;   mso-header-margin:.5in;   mso-footer-margin:.5in;   mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1   {page:Section1;} --&gt; &lt;/style&gt;Below is an Englsih <a href="http://translate.google.com/">Google Translation</a> from Turkish of <a href="http://ekremonsoy.blogspot.com/">Ekrem &Ouml;nsoy's</a> blog post with a solution to fix an <span class="google-src-text">"Unable to start mail session" error message in Microsoft SQL.</span>&nbsp; I wanted to re-post it here in English in case and save someone the leg work.&nbsp; Anyone else have better suggestions for a fix?&nbsp; Anyone suffering from other SQL woes?&nbsp; Chew it up in the comments!<p /> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;margin:0 0 0 .8ex;">

"Unable to start mail session (reason:Mail configuration information could not b
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlIMail.Server.Common.BaseException: ERROR MESSAGE:
"Unable to start mail session (reason: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlIMail.Server.Common.BaseException: Mail configuration information could not be read from the database.> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: profile name is not valid"

EXPLANATION:
Receive this error, I saw a user habergrubundan and I wanted to archive. The user has created a Mail Profile and Account. Says it can send a test mail. But this account to SQL Server Agent 'ta get this error is when you want to use.

SQL Server Agent 's properties Alert System' from the Mail Profile 's advice was to Enable. We have checked and this setting was also full. Solution of the problem is very interesting.

SOLUTION:
The person experiencing the problem in Microsoft 's in a "Case" was open and it was suggested that as a solution:
- Surface Area Configuration from Database Mail 'i Disable the state,
- Stop SQL Server Agent Service, and start again,
- Surface Area Configuration from Database Mail 'i bring to the state of Enable.

Solution of this and it worked.

You or I would be a day or can it help me.

Not sure what that last line is but Google Translate isn't perfect yet. Hope this helps!

Brian M. Bufalo
http://blog.bmbufalo.com

January 25, 2009
1 min read

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January 19, 2009
1 min read

Amazing News - Obama Refuses to be President - Virus Alert | Zero / Love

Zerolove has a post up on his site warning against a fake email claiming to take you to President-Elect Obama's website with Amazing news. Click through below or just be careful!<p /><a href="http://www.zerosource.org/2009/01/amazing-news-obama-refuses-to-be-president-virus-alert.html">http://www.zerosource.org/2009/01/amazing-news-obama-refuses-to-be-president-virus-alert.html</a><p /><br />--<br />Brian M. Bufalo<br /><a href="http://www.bmbufalo.com/">http://www.bmbufalo.com</a><p />&lt;script language="javascript" src="http://s.bit.ly/bitlypreview.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-795336219591640999?l=bmbufalo.blogspot.com" height="1" alt="" width="1" /></div>

January 10, 2009
1 min read

Whopper Sacrifice

Burger King is doing a promotion to sacrifice 10 of your Facebook friends to earn a free Whopper.  Because I can't resist a freebie an because I have a very cluttered Facebook profile, I will be definitely sacrificing some people!  I have been in the habbit of friending just about anyone and I am going to stop that on Facebook.  It's time to cut that space to people I know and now I get a burger out of it!<p />If you are overdue for some Facebook clean up then check it out:<p /><a href="http://whoppersacrifice.com/">WHOPPER SACRIFICE - Sacrifice 10 friends from Facebook for a free WHOPPER</a><p /><p /><p />--<p />Brian<br /><a href="http://bmbufalo.blogspot.com/">http://bmbufalo.blogspot.com</a><br /><a href="http://bmbufalo.mofuse.mobi/">bmbufalo mobile</a>&lt;script src="http://s.bit.ly/bitlypreview.js" language="javascript"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-498797413452431205?l=bmbufalo.blogspot.com" height="1" alt="" width="1" /></div>

January 6, 2009
1 min read

Yesterday's Gun Shoot and Today's News

Yesterday myself and some friends went shooting.  We had a great time and blew off a lot of steam.  Below are just a couple shots from our outing.  I had never shot skeet before and that was a blast!<p /><br />

Gun Shoot

Today's news is even more exciting. I have (finally) registered a domain! You can now get to here by visiting http://blog.bmbufalo.com! I plan on updating the site to reflect that over the next couple of days and to play with how this new space on the web can be best used.

Stay Tuned!

Brian
http://bmbufalo.blogspot.com
bmbufalo mobile

January 4, 2009
5 min read

My Twitter and FriendFeed favorites!

This is very rough, sorry but this was an email I made for my friend <a href="http://www.twitter.com/slackermark">@SlackerMark</a> as he is brand new to Twitter and FriendFeed.&nbsp; As I typed it up I thought it might make an OK blog post.&nbsp; <p />  <i>&nbsp;Here is my uber list of people in no particular order to follow on Twitter.&nbsp; They will make your life a more meaningful existence, or something like that:</i><p />  <a href="http://twitter.com/darthvader">http://twitter.com/darthvader</a> Cause if you don't he will choke you with the Force<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/biz">http://twitter.com/biz</a> one of the Twitter founders<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/ev">http://twitter.com/ev</a> another Twitter founder<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/laughingsquid">http://twitter.com/laughingsquid</a> News and humor in the tech world<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/cnnbrk">http://twitter.com/cnnbrk</a> CNN - NEWS duh<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/Scobleizer">http://twitter.com/Scobleizer</a> Scobleizer is a huge tech guy and social media fan find him on FriendFeed too<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/twitter">http://twitter.com/twitter</a> it's what you are using so follow it<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/mashable">http://twitter.com/mashable</a> Tech/social media news<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/TechCrunch">http://twitter.com/TechCrunch</a> Michael Arrington - if you don't know who he is, your not into tech<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/wilw">http://twitter.com/wilw</a> Remember Weasly Crusher from Start Trek...well he grew up and now is an uber nerd<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/timoreilly">http://twitter.com/timoreilly</a> The guy with a bunch of tech books...yeah that O'Reilly<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/JohnCleese">http://twitter.com/JohnCleese</a> Monty Python funny man<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/hodgman">http://twitter.com/hodgman</a> PC funny man<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/algore">http://twitter.com/algore</a> yes...the former vice president<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/BarackObama">http://twitter.com/BarackObama</a> yes...the president-elect.&nbsp; He hasn't made an update since he won the election but the next post will probably cure cancer<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/jimmyfallon">http://twitter.com/jimmyfallon</a> another funny man from SNL<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/jabancroft">http://twitter.com/jabancroft</a> tech blogger who lives in Portland and works for Intel<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/guykawasaki">http://twitter.com/guykawasaki</a> very smart man in social media and in general<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/LeoLaporte">http://twitter.com/LeoLaporte</a> More tech news, very personable<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/CamaroSS">http://twitter.com/CamaroSS</a> My friend Kase...he rarely updates but follow him to make him feel better<br /> <a href="http://twitter.com/amtrekker">http://twitter.com/amtrekker</a> Go look at his blog and adventures!&nbsp; really worth it!<p />  You can find most of these people on friend feed as well so if you want to follow them there you can.&nbsp; Here are a couple that I follow there:<p />  <a href="http://friendfeed.com/ultrasur1">http://friendfeed.com/ultrasur1</a> she usually posts something thought provoking<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/problogger">http://friendfeed.com/problogger </a>Darren Rose a blogger in Australia, very good<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/justinkorn">http://friendfeed.com/justinkorn</a> some dude<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/louisgray">http://friendfeed.com/louisgray</a> tech dude<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/thepuck">http://friendfeed.com/thepuck</a> weird but interesting dude <br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer">http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer</a> more scoble<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/techcrunch">http://friendfeed.com/techcrunch</a> more arrington<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/pathawks">http://friendfeed.com/pathawks</a> programmer<p />  FriendFeed also has rooms which usually feature conversations about topics or locations rather than people's individual feed.&nbsp; <p />  <a href="http://friendfeed.com/rooms/birmingham-alabama">http://friendfeed.com/rooms/birmingham-alabama</a> This is my room<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/rooms/friendfeed-feedback">http://friendfeed.com/rooms/friendfeed-feedback</a> Good one if you want to bitch about friendfeed<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/rooms/appleroom">http://friendfeed.com/rooms/appleroom</a> Yes it's about Apple, but think of it as cross training!<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/rooms/movie-reviews">http://friendfeed.com/rooms/movie-reviews</a> Movies and someones opinion of it<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/rooms/pro-blogger">http://friendfeed.com/rooms/pro-blogger</a> About blogging and social media<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/rooms/rww">http://friendfeed.com/rooms/rww</a> About tech, blogging, and social media<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/rooms/weloveapps">http://friendfeed.com/rooms/weloveapps</a> Very cool site that features (normally) free Windows, Mac, Linux, and web apps<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai">http://friendfeed.com/mitchelltsai </a>some guy<br /> <a href="http://friendfeed.com/tad">http://friendfeed.com/tad</a> more tad<p />  Because both of these sites have opened their API's for the world to program there are many programs that let you access these websites from a desktop app.&nbsp; I recommend trying <a href="http://www.twhirl.org/">http://www.twhirl.org/ </a>first.&nbsp; It's a better twitter client than anything else.&nbsp; Friend Feeds website is so good you really will want to use it over the app.&nbsp; But twitter is nice to pull updates to the desktop.<p />  Since you like using and (I assume) pay for text messages, you can interact with Twitter via SMS.&nbsp; Check out their help pages for more, as I never use it in this manner but it looks interesting!&nbsp; Also look into Friend Feeds Imaginary Friends which lets you add people who are not using FF to still appear in your FF stream.&nbsp; For example, my friend <a href="http://www.twitter.com/camaross">@CamaroSS</a> is on Twitter but not FF so I created an imaginary friend of <a href="http://www.twitter.com/camaross">@CamaroSS</a> in FF and now his Twitter updates appear in my FF stream, even though he has never signed up for a FF account.&nbsp; Pretty cool!<p />  Well, that's it for now.&nbsp; I'm tired, that was a lot of typing.&nbsp; Time for some food.&nbsp; Hit me up as I am on Twitter constantly <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bmbufalo">@bmbufalo</a>.&nbsp; It's crack I tell you! <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2675399127377711436-5990150325610816152?l=bmbufalo.blogspot.com" height="1" alt="" width="1" /></div>