On a SQL Server 2005 (SP1) the following error is occurring.
The activated proc [dbo].[sp_sysmail_activate] running on queue
msdb.dbo.ExternalMailQueue output the following: 'The service queue
"ExternalMailQueue" is currently disabled.'The activated proc [dbo].
[sp_sysmail_activate] running on queue msdb.dbo.ExternalMailQueue
output the following: 'The service queue "ExternalMailQueue" is
currently disabled.'
How can I find out why this queue is disabled?
How do you restart a queue?
Try:
alter queue ExternalMailQueue
with status = on
Not sure if you'd be able to find out how it got turned off. However, in
future, you could create a DDL trigger to trap when it occurs:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189871.aspx

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On a SQL Server 2005 (SP1) the following error is occurring.
The activated proc [dbo].[sp_sysmail_activate] running on queue
msdb.dbo.ExternalMailQueue output the following: 'The service queue
"ExternalMailQueue" is currently disabled.'The activated proc [dbo].
[sp_sysmail_activate] running on queue msdb.dbo.ExternalMailQueue
output the following: 'The service queue "ExternalMailQueue" is
currently disabled.'
How can I find out why this queue is disabled?
How do you restart a queue?
Your queue is likely being disabled because it causes five RECEIVEs to be
rolled back and trigger the poison message protection, that disables the
queue. To understand why it is being disabled, best way is to manually run
the procedure (using EXEC) and watch out for error messages it produces.
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> How do you restart a queue?