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Yes, you can do this. But you'll definitely need
PL/SQL and the UTL_SMTP package. Hopefully, the
following sample program will give you an idea of what
you need to do:
DECLARE
col_date DATE;
mailhost VARCHAR2(30):='mailhost.mydomain.com';
mail_conn utl_smtp.connection;
BEGIN
SELECT date_column INTO col_date FROM tableX;
IF (col_date < TO_DATE('01/01/02','MM/DD/YY')) THEN
mail_conn := utl_smtp.open_connection(mailhost,
25);
utl_smtp.helo(mail_conn, mailhost);
utl_smtp.mail(mail_conn, sender);
utl_smtp.rcpt(mail_conn, recipient);
utl_smtp.data(mail_conn, message);
utl_smtp.quit(mail_conn);
END IF;
END;
You'll have to supply values sender, recipient and
message, which I've ommitted. The Oracle docs on the
UTL_SMTP package give you much more detail!
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