When you configure SAS Metadata Server alerts, the Managing Alert Email Options for the SAS Metadata Server documentation instructs administrators to set the following SAS options in the SAS Metadata Server sasv9.cfg to be used as both the FROM= email address and also as the login credentials to the SMTP server.
If the SMTP server requires authentication (EMAILAUTHPROTOCOL=LOGIN) and requires login credentialsÂ
that differ from the FROM= email address, this configuration is not supported. The SAS Metadata Server alerts process
currently assumes that the FROM= address and the SMTP login identity must be the same.
A possible workaround is to configure an email alias on the SMTP server so that the following appear to match:
This workaround allows the SAS Metadata Server alerts process to authenticate successfully while still presenting the desired FROM= address.
Note: A feature enhancement request has been submitted.