sql mail service accounts

[token]

I just had a question,

Is it possible to have a different account for the accoutn that starts the MSSQLServer service and the account tied to the Mail profile on the server?

We had created an account to start the SQLServer but we are in a network where we have a 1 way trust with another domain, we trust them but they dont trust us, and our exchange is on their domain.

WE currently use Windows authentication so our account used to start SQL Server would not be trusted by exchange.

Our thoughts on a solution were to have them create a service account that we would have access to the mailbox and would also start the SQL Server but thats it.

I was just wondering if anyone else had any other suggestions.

Thanks.

[rmiao]

Yes, sql service account and sql agent service account need mail box on exchange. And you have to create mail profile on sql server for those accounts.