sending external email to outlook from within workflow

[John A Haworth]

Hi all
 
I know this question has been asked before, apologies, I cant find the
listserve to query.
 
I want to send an external email (just an email no need to execute a
workitem)  to outlook, to inform an approver that he/she needs to look at
their ESS inbox, could someone please advise me how I go about this, and
what/how SAPconnect plays a part in this.
 
Many Thanks
 
John