title: TFS 2012 Team Alerts not sending emails
body: <p>I am unable to get Team alerts for TFS 2012 to work. My question is basically the same as this one (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14351753/tfs-2012-team-alerts-do-not-work">TFS 2012 Team Alerts do not work</a>). But since i am able to elaborate a bit in my question i decided to ask it again.</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Personal alerts DO work, so it is not an obvious smtp server error</li>
  <li>Team alerts DO NOT work</li>
  <li>Our TFS is not connectd to an active directory</li>
  <li>All users have specified "Preferred email" in their preferences</li>
  <li>Users are assigned to teams as specified by my alerts</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>This is an example of a personal alert that works fine</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/RStC9.png" alt="Example of personal alert that works"></p>
  
  <p>And here is an example of a team alert that does <strong>not</strong> work</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vim0k.png" alt="Example of team alert that does not work"></p>
  
  <p>The setup is basically the same except for the "wildcard" parameters in the filters</p>
  
  <p>Where does TFS pick <em>[Members' Default Alert Address]</em>? Is that not the same as Preferred email?</p>
  
  <p>Any pointers would be appreciated</p>
  
  <p><strong>Addendum</strong></p>
  
  <p>Looking at the Tfs cammand prompt tool (tfsconfig configuremail) and Administration Console raises further questions</p>
  
  <p>Team Foundation Server Administration Console shows <strong>enabled</strong> alerts and correct settings</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/npiIw.png" alt="Team Foundation Server Administration Console, Email Alert Settings"></p>
  
  <p>But the command prompt tool, tfsconfig configuremail says the alerts are <strong>disabled</strong></p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/JSh8F.png" alt="tfsconfig configuremail"></p>
  
  <p>I have found no way to acivate alerts with the command prompt tool (<a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/dd236903.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/dd236903.aspx</a>), only the checkbox in Administration Console</p>
  
  <p>Main clues as of now:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Where do TFS pick <em>[Members' Default Alert Address]</em>? </li>
  <li>How come there is a mismatch of enabled/disabled alerts?</li>
  </ol>