SAS System Options under Windows

EMAILSYS System Option: Windows

Specifies the e-mail protocol to use for sending electronic mail.

Default:	MAPI
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Category:	Environment control: Email
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	EMAIL
Windows specifics:	all

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

-EMAILSYS MAPI | VIM | SMTP

MAPI: specifies to use the Messaging Application Program Interface (MAPI) electronic mail interface. This value is the default.
VIM: specifies to use the Vendor Independent Mail (VIM) electronic mail interface.
SMTP: specifies to use the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol e-mail interface.

Details

SAS supports three types of protocols: MAPI (such as Microsoft Exchange), Vendor Independent Mail (VIM--such as Lotus Notes) and SMTP. The default value is MAPI. If you specify SMTP, you must also specify and configure the EMAILHOST and EMAILPORT system options. SMTP is available only when you are sending e-mail programmatically. SMTP is not available using either your e-mail program native dialog box or the SAS e-mail dialog box.