How can I configure sql mail in sql express?

is that possible?

It is not part of SQL Express|||I am confused, as long as I know sql expres has reporting services, and RS send emails right?

Does it use an external SMTP server?|||SQL Express does not have SQL Reporting Service, it simply integrates to VS 2005's SQL Reporting controls. The online marketing materials make it a little confusing.

However, you could use the System.Net.Mail namespace to send reports generated with the Report Control ...

Hope this helps,
Josh|||Of couse it has it. MSFT announced it in June, that they are going to ship sql express with reporting services.|||You asked about SQL Mail, thats a specific feature of SQL Server and it does not ship in Express. This is also true for Database Mail.

The current version of express has as a reporting solution the report controls that are part of VS. An express version of Reporting Services will be made available, but its not part of Sept CTP and I am not sure if it will include sending mail