[dba-SQLServer] SQL Mail

To all,
 
I would like to start using SQL Mail, does anyone use this ?, if so how do you configure the SQL server to allow the sending of email through Outlook ?
 
Does the SQL Server have to have it’s own email account etc
..I really do know nothing about this and need all the information I can get.  
 
Thanks in advance for all your help


 
Paul Hartland
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